Power and Power-Up Modes

Starting the computer by password

If you have already registered a password, there is one way to start the computer:

■Enter the password manually.

The password is necessary only if the computer was shut down in boot mode, not in Hibernation or Sleep mode.

To enter a password manually, follow these steps:

1.Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3, Hardware, Utilities and Options. The following message will appear in the LCD:

Password=

At this point, the hotkeys Fn + F1 to F9 do not work. They will function after you enter the password.

2.Enter the Password.

3.Press Enter.

If you enter the password incorrectly three consecutive times, the computer shuts down. You must turn on the computer again and re-enter the password.

Power-up modes

The computer has three different power-up modes as follows:

■Shut Down Mode: The computer will shut down without saving data - in view of this you must always save your work before you turn the computer off.

■Hibernation Mode: Data in memory will be saved to the hard disk drive.

■Sleep Mode: Data will be maintained in the computer's memory.

Please refer to the sections Turning on the power and Turning off the power in Chapter 1, Getting Started for further information.

Windows utilities

You can configure various settings associated with both Sleep Mode and Hibernation Mode within the Power Options (to access it, Start  Control Panel  System and Security  Power Options).

Hot keys

You can use the FN + F3 hot key to enter Sleep Mode or FN + F4 to enter Hibernation Mode - please refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard for further details.

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