Power

Initiating or Restoring from Hibernation

Task

Procedure

Result

 

 

 

Initiate

With the notebook on, use one of

■ The power/standby

hibernation.

the following procedures:

light is turned off.

 

■ Briefly press the

■ The screen is

 

power/standby button.

cleared.

 

■ Select Start > Shut Down >

 

 

Hibernate. (If the Hibernate

 

 

option is not displayed, press

 

 

and hold shift.)

 

 

 

 

Allow the system

No action is required. If the

■ The power/standby

to initiate

notebook is running on battery

light is turned off.

hibernation.

power and hibernation is

■ The screen is

 

enabled, the system initiates

 

cleared.

 

hibernation after 30 minutes of

 

 

 

notebook inactivity or when the

 

 

battery pack reaches a critical

 

 

low-battery condition.

 

 

✎ If the notebook is

 

 

connected to external

 

 

power, the system does

 

 

not initiate hibernation.

 

 

 

 

Restore from

Use one of the following

■ The power/standby

hibernation.

procedures:

light is turned on.

 

■ Briefly press the

■ Your work is

 

power/standby button.

returned to the

 

■ Press a button on the optional

screen.

 

 

 

remote control (select models

 

 

only).

 

 

■ If the system initiated

 

 

hibernation because of a

 

 

critical low-battery condition,

 

 

connect external power or

 

 

insert a charged battery pack

 

 

before you press the

 

 

power/standby button.

 

 

 

 

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