Initiating or restoring from hibernation

Hibernation cannot be initiated unless it is enabled. Hibernation is enabled by default.

To verify that hibernation remains enabled, Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > Hibernate tab. If hibernation is enabled, the Enable hibernation check box is selected.

Task

Procedure

Result

 

 

 

Initiate hibernation.

● Press the power button.

● The power lights are turned off.

 

– or –

●

The screen clears.

 

● Select Start > Turn Off Computer. Then,

 

 

 

hold down the shift key as you select

 

 

 

Hibernate.

 

 

 

In Windows XP Professional, if hibernate

 

 

 

is not displayed:

 

 

 

a.

Press the up or down arrow.

 

 

 

b.

Select Hibernate from the list.

 

 

 

c.

Click OK.

 

 

 

 

 

Allow the system to initiate

No action required. If the computer is running

● The power lights are turned off.

hibernation (with

on battery power, the system initiates hibernation

●

The screen clears.

hibernation enabled).

● After 30 minutes of computer inactivity.

 

 

 

 

● When the battery pack reaches a critical

 

 

 

low-battery condition.

 

 

 

Power settings and timeouts can be changed

 

 

 

using Power Options in Windows Control Panel.

 

 

 

 

 

Restore from user-initiated

Press the power button.*

● The power lights are turned on.

or system-initiated

 

 

● Your work returns to the screen.

hibernation.

 

 

*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 button. (The system may not respond if the discharged battery pack is the only power source.)

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