Toshiba SATELLITE PRO A120 Power-up modes, Panel power on/off, System Auto Off, Windows utilities

Power and Power-Up Modes

If you enter the password incorrectly three times in a row, the computer shuts off. In this case, you must turn the computer back on to retry password entry.

Power-up modes

The computer has the following power-up modes:

■Boot: Computer shuts down without saving data. Always save your work before you turn the computer off in boot mode.

■Hibernation: Data in memory is saved to the hard disk drive.

■Standby: Data is maintained in the computer’s memory.

Refer also to the sections Turning on the power and Turning off the power in Chapter 3, Getting Started.

Windows utilities

You can configure various settings associated with both Standby Mode and Hibernation Mode within TOSHIBA Power Saver.

Hot keys

You can use hot keys Fn + F3 to enter Standby Mode and Fn + F4 to enter Hibernation. Refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard for details.

Panel power on/off

You can set up your computer so that power turns off automatically when you close the display panel. When you open the panel, power will be turned on in Standby Mode or Hibernation Mode but not in boot mode.

If the panel power off function is enabled and you manually shut down Windows, do not close the computer’s LCD display panel until the shut down process has been completed.

System Auto Off

This feature turns the system off automatically if it is not used for a set duration. The system shuts down in Standby Mode or Hibernation Mode in Windows.

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