Power and Power-Up Modes

Power-up modes

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

■Boot 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 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 Maintenance -> 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.

Panel power on/off

You can set up your computer so that power is turned off automatically when you close the display panel, and turned on again when you open it. Please note that this function is only available for Sleep Mode or Hibernation Mode, not for Boot Mode.

If the panel power off function is enabled, and you manually shut down Windows, do not close the 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 period of time, and can be configured for both Sleep Mode or Hibernation Mode.

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