Gateway M460 Changing power modes, +F3, ...then, ...and you want to, If your notebook is, Using power saving modes

Extending battery life

Changing power modes

You can use the following power modes to lengthen the life of your notebook’s battery:

■Standby - while your notebook is in Standby, it switches to a low power state where devices, such as the display and drives, turn off.

■Hibernate - (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM) information to the hard drive, then turns your notebook completely off. The next time you turn on your notebook, it reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open when you activated Hibernate mode.

Using power saving modes

Always save your work before using Standby mode. In Standby mode, your notebook reduces or turns off the power to most devices except memory. However, the information in memory is not saved to the hard drive. If power is interrupted, the information is lost.

When in Hibernate mode, your notebook saves all memory information to the hard drive, then turns the power completely off.

If your notebook is...	...and you want to...	...then

On	Enter Standby mode	Press FN+F3.

On	Enter Hibernate	Click Start, then click
	mode (must be	Turn Off Computer. Press and hold
	activated)	SHIFT, then click Hibernate.

In Standby or	Exit Standby or	Press the power button.
Hibernate mode	Hibernate mode