HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) FEATURE
The Hibernation feature saves your system’s memory contents to the hard drive as a part of the Suspend/ Resume mode. You can enable or disable this feature.
Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature
Windows Vista:
The default settings are not enabled. To enable or disable the Hibernation feature follow these steps:
1.From the Start menu, select Control Panel, then select Power Options.
2.Select “Choose what the power button does” or “Choose what closing the lid does”, then make your selections (Do Nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut Down).
Windows XP:
The default settings are not enabled. To enable or disable the Hibernation feature follow these steps:
1.From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select Control Panel.
2.From the Control Panel select Power Options.
3.Select the Hibernate tab. Select the box to enable or disable this feature.
WINDOWS POWER MANAGEMENT
The Power Options icon located in the Windows Control Panel allows you to configure some of the power management settings. For example, you can use the Power Options to set timeout values to turn off the display and hard disks whether you are running the notebook on battery power or on an adapter.
RESTARTING THE SYSTEM
If your system is on and you need to restart it, be sure that you use the following procedure.
Windows Vista:
1.Click the Start button, and then move the mouse over the right arrow.
2.Select Restart from the list.
Windows XP:
1.Click the Start button, and then click Shut Down.
2.Select the Restart option from within the Windows Shut Down dialog box.
3.Click OK to restart your notebook. Your notebook will shut down and then reboot.
Turning off your notebook without exiting Windows, or turning it on within 10 seconds of being shut off may cause an error when you start the next time.
G e t t i n g S t a r t e d
POWERING OFF
Before turning off the power, check that the hard drive/ optical drive access indicator is off. If you turn off the power while accessing a disk there is a risk of data loss. To ensure that your notebook shuts down without error, use the Windows shut down procedure.
Be sure to close all files and exit all applica- tions prior to turning off the power. If files are open when you turn the power off, you will lose any changes that have not been saved, and may cause disk errors.
Using the correct procedure to shut down from Windows allows your notebook to complete its operations and turn off power in the proper sequence to avoid errors. The proper sequence is:
1.Click the [Start] button, and then click [Shut Down].
2.Select the Shut Down option from within the Windows Shut Down dialog box. (In Vista, select the small arrow at the bottom right of the menu, then select Shut Down.)
3.Click [OK] to shut down your notebook.
If you are going to store your notebook for a month or more see Care and Maintenance Section.
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