Toshiba Satellite M40 (PSM42) User Manual
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3-8
User’s Manual
Getting Started
Benefits of hibernation
The hibernation feature provides the following benefits:
■
Saves data to the hard disk when the computer automatically shuts
down because of a low battery.
■
You can return to your previous working environment immediately when
you turn on the computer.
■
Saves power by shutting down the system when the computer receives
no input or hardware access for the duration set by the System
hibernate feature.
■
You can use the panel power off feature.
Starting Hibernation mode
To enter Hibernation mode, follow the steps below.
In Windows
®
XP, click
start
, click
Turn Off Computer
and click
Hibernate
in the Turn off computer dialog box.
Automatic Hibernation
The computer will enter Hibernate mode automatically when you press the
power button or close the lid. First, however, make the appropriate settings
according to the steps below.
1. Click start and open the
Control Panel
.
2. Open
Performance and Maintenance
and open
Power Options
.
3. Select the
Hibernate
tab in the Power Options Properties, select the
Enable hibernation
check box and click the
Apply
button.
4. Open
TOSHIBA Power Saver
.
5. Select the
Setup Action
tab.
6. Enable the desired Hibernation settings for
When I press the power
button
and
When I close the lid
.
7. Click the
OK
button.
For the computer to shut down in Hibernation Mode, this feature must be
enabled in two places: the Hibernate tab in Power Options and Setup
Action tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver.
If you do not configure this feature, the computer will shut down in Standby
mode - if battery power becomes depleted, data saved in Standby mode
will be lost.
You can also enable Hibernation mode by pressing Fn + F4. See
Chapter 5,
, for details.