Learning the Basics

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Powering down the computer

2Hold down the Shift key and click Hibernation.

Sample Shut Down Windows dialog box

The computer saves the state of the system, including all open programs and files, to the hard disk, and then turns itself off.

Going into Hibernation more quickly

You can also put the computer into Hibernation by pressing the power button or closing the display panel.

To use either of these methods, you first need to turn on the feature in the Power Saver utility.

1Open the Start menu, then click Control Panel.

2In the Control Panel window, double-click the Toshiba Power Saver icon.

3Click the Hibernate tab, and then click the Enable hibernate support checkbox.

4Click Apply.

5Click OK, then close the Control Panel.

Starting again from Hibernation

To start the computer from Hibernation, press the power button. The computer returns to the screen you were using.