Using the battery meter

When the computer exits Sleep, the power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen where you stopped working.

NOTE: If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows password before your work will return to the screen.

Initiating and exiting Hibernation

The system is set at the factory to initiate Hibernation after 120 minutes (2 hours) of inactivity when running on battery power, 1,080 minutes (18 hours) of inactivity when running on external power, or when the battery reaches a critical battery level.

Power settings and timeouts can be changed using Power Options in Windows Control Panel.

To initiate Hibernation:

▲Press fn+f5.

– or –

Click Start, click the arrow next to the Lock button, and then click Hibernate.

To exit Hibernation:

▲Briefly press the power button.

The power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen where you stopped working.

NOTE: If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows password before your work will return to the screen.

The battery meter is located in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar. The battery meter allows you to quickly access power settings, view remaining battery charge, and select a different power plan.

●To display the percentage of remaining battery charge and the current power plan, move the pointer over the battery meter icon.

●To access Power Options, or to change the power plan, click the battery meter icon and select an item from the list.

Different battery meter icons indicate whether the computer is running on battery or external power. The icon also displays a message if the battery has reached a critical battery level.

To hide or display the battery meter icon:

1.Right-click the taskbar, and then click Properties.

2.Click the Notification Area tab.

3.Under System icons, clear the Power check box to hide the battery meter icon, or select the Power check box to display the battery meter icon.

4.Click OK.

2 Chapter 1 Setting power options

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