Using your VAIO desktop

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Sony VAIO Desktop User Guide

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To activate Hibernate mode manually, use one of these two methods:

Use the Windows® taskbar:

1Save your work.

2From the Start menu on the Windows® taskbar, select Turn Off Computer. Alternatively, press <Alt>+<F4>.

3In the Turn Off Computer screen, hold down the <Shift> key to reveal the Hibernate button.

4Click Hibernate.

The computer goes into Hibernate mode, the computer turns off.

Use the power button:

❑Quickly press the power button on the front of the main unit. The computer goes into Hibernate mode, the computer turns off.

To return to Normal mode, quickly press the power button on your computer. Operation returns to the same state as before.

✍You can leave Windows® running when using Hibernate.

If you press the power button for more than four seconds, the computer will switch off completely. When the computer is in Hibernate mode, you cannot insert a disc.

Hibernate uses less power than Standby. Hibernate requires more time than Standby.