Initiating or restoring from hibernation

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

To be sure 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 turn 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

No action is required. A computer running

● The power lights turn off.

initiate hibernation

on battery power initiates hibernation,

●

The screen clears.

(with hibernation

according to the following conditions:

enabled).

● After 30 minutes of computer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inactivity.

 

 

 

● 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- Press the power button.†

● The power lights turn on.

initiated or system-

 

 

 

 

 

● Your work returns to the screen.

initiated hibernation.

 

 

 

 

 

*If you have been registered to a network domain, the button you click is called Shut Down instead of Turn Off Computer.

†If the system has 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 does not respond if the discharged battery is the only power source.)

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