If the computer will be disconnected from external power for more than two weeks—To extend the useful life of the battery pack, shut down the computer, then remove the battery pack and store it in a cool, dry place.

If you plan to resume within two weeks—Initiating Hibernation clears the screen, saves your work to the hard drive, and uses less power than Suspend (Standby). Returning to work saved in Hibernation takes a little longer than returning to work placed in Suspend (Standby), but is much faster than returning to your place manually after restarting the computer. A fully charged battery pack supports Hibernation indefinitely.

Using Standby (Suspend) and Hibernation

Task

Procedure

Result

 

 

 

Turn the

Slide power switch.

Power/suspend* light turns on.

computer

 

Operating system loads.

on from

 

 

 

shutdown

 

 

 

 

 

Shut down

Shut down the

Power/suspend* light turns off.

the

computer.

Operating system closes and

computer

 

 

turns off all power.

 

 

 

 

Computer turns off.

 

 

 

Initiate

■ Press suspend

Power/suspend* light blinks.

Suspend*

button.**

System beeps twice.

 

or

 

Screen clears.

 

■ Select Stand by

 

 

 

(Windows 98 only)

 

 

on the shutdown

 

 

menu.

 

 

 

 

*In Windows 98 the term Standby replaces the term Suspend.

**In Windows 98 the term sleep button replaces the term suspend button.

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