Standby
Standby saves the least amount of power, but takes the shortest time to return to full operation. During Standby the hard disk is turned off, and the CPU is made to idle at its slowest speed. All open applications are retained in memo- ry. When you are not using your computer for a certain length of time, which you specify in the operating system, it will enter Standby mode to save power.
Hibernate
Hibernate uses no power and saves all of your information on a part of the HDD before it turns the system off. Although it saves the most power it takes the longest time to return to full operation. You can set your computer to au- tomatically enter Hibernate mode when the battery power is almost depleted. You will need to enable Hibernate mode from the Hibernate tab in the Power Options control panel. The system will resume from Hibernate mode by pressing the power button.
Advanced Controls
System Resume | 3 |
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The system can resume from Standby mode by:
•Pressing the power button
•An alarm resume that is enabled and expires
•An incoming call received on the modem (if enabled)
•Network card activity (if enabled)
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Enable Hibernation
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