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.

Click the down arrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Select Hibernate from the list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.

Click OK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allow the system to initiate

No action required. If the computer is running on

● The power lights are turned off.

hibernation (with hibernation

battery power, the system initiates hibernation

●

The screen clears.

enabled).

● After 30 minutes of computer inactivity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(factory setting).

 

 

 

● When the battery reaches a critical low-

 

 

 

 

 

 

battery condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE 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 you have been registered to a network domain, the button you click will be called Shut Down instead of Turn Off Computer.

†If the system initiated hibernation because of a critical low-battery condition, connect external power or insert a charged battery before you press the power button. (The system may not respond if the discharged battery is the only power source.)

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