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Benefits of standby, Executing standby – Toshiba M30 User Manual

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4. If you carry the computer on board an aircraft or into a

hospital, be sure to shut down the computer in hiberna-
tion mode or in shutdown mode to avoid radio signal
interference.

Benefits of standby

The standby feature provides the following benefits:

Restores the previous working environment more rapidly than does hiberna-
tion.

Saves power by shutting down the system when the computer receives no
input or hardware access for the duration set by the System Standby feature.

You can use the panel power off feature.

Executing standby

NOTE: You can also enable Standby by pressing

Fn + F3

. See Chapter

5,

The Keyboard

, for details.

You can enter standby mode in one of three ways:

1.

Click

start

, click

Turn Off Computer

and click

Stand by

.

2.

Close the display panel. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the System
Power Mode
item in Power Saver Utility in the Control Panel.

Open

Performance and Maintenance

and open

TOSHIBA Power

Saver

.

3.

Press the power button. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the System
Power Mode
item in Power Saver Utility in the Control Panel.

Open

Performance and Maintenance

and open

TOSHIBA Power

Saver

.

When you turn the power back on, you can continue where you left when you shut
down the computer.

NOTES: 1. When the computer is shut down in standby mode, the

Power

indicator flashes orange.

2. If you are operating the computer on battery power, you

can lengthen the operating time by shutting down in
hibernation mode. Standby mode consumes more power.

Turning off the power