User’s Manual 1-9
Getting Started

Benefits of Sleep Mode

The Sleep Mode feature provides the following benefits:
■Restores the previous working environment more rapidly than does the
Hibernation Mode feature.
■Saves power by shutting down the system when the computer receives
no input or hardware access for the time period set by the System
Sleep Mode feature.
■Allows the use of the panel power off feature.

Executing Sleep Mode

You can enter Sleep Mode in one of the following ways:
■Click Start, point to the arrow icon ( ) and then select
Sleep from the menu.
■Close the display panel. Please note that this feature must be enabled
within the Power Options (to access it, click Start -> Control Panel ->
System and Security -> Power Options).
■Press the power button. Please note that this feature must be enabled
within the Power Options (to access it, click Start -> Control Panel ->
System and Security -> Power Options).
■Before entering Sleep Mode, be sure to save your data.
■Do not install or remove a memory module while the computer is in
Sleep Mode. The computer or the memory module could be damaged.
■Do not remove the battery pack while the computer is in Sleep Mode
(unless the computer is connected to an AC power source). Data in
memory could be lost.
■When the AC adaptor is connected, the computer will go into Sleep
Mode according to the settings in the Power Options (to access it, click
Start -> Control Panel -> System and Security -> Power Options).
■To restore the operation of the computer from Sleep Mode, press and
hold the power button or any key on the keyboard for a short amount of
time. Please note that keyboard keys can only be used if the Wake-up
on Keyboard option is enabled within the HW Setup utility.
■If the computer enters Sleep Mode while a network application is
active, the application might not be restored when the computer is next
turned on and the system returns from Sleep Mode.
■To prevent the computer from automatically entering Sleep Mode,
disable Sleep Mode within the Power Options (to access it, click Start -
> Control Panel -> System and Security -> Power Options).
■To use the Hybrid Sleep function, configure it in the Power Options.
You can also enable Sleep Mode by pressing FN + F3 - please refer to
Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for further details.