Toshiba SATELLITE U500 - Manual (Page 31)

User’s Manual 1-11
Satellite U500/U500D, Satellite Pro U500/U500D
Hibernation This feature allows you to turn off the power
without exiting from your software. The contents of
main memory are saved to the hard disk, when
you turn on the power again, you can continue
working right where you left off. Refer to the
Turning off the power section in Chapter 3, Getting
Started , for details
Sleep Mode If you have to interrupt your work, you can turn off
the power without exiting from your software. Data
is maintained in the computer’s main memory.
When you turn on the power again, you can
continue working right where you left off.
*1 Click , Control Panel -> System and Security -> Power Options.
USB Sleep and
Charge function This feature allows you to charge USB-compatible
external devices such as mobile phones or
portable digital music players via the USB port
when your computer is in Sleep Mode,
Hibernation Mode, or in the shutdown state.
This function is worked by the USB Sleep and
Charge Utility. For more information, please refer
to
USB Sleep and Charge function in Chapter 4,
Operating Basics .
USB Wakeup
function This function restores the computer from Sleep
Mode depending on the external devices
connected to the USB ports.
For example, if a mouse or USB keyboard is
connected to a USB port, moving the mouse/
keyboard will wake up the computer.
The “USB Wakeup function” operates under
Windows
® 7 operating system and it works for all
USB ports.
TOSHIBA PC
Health Monitor The TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor software
program monitors computer system functions
such as power consumption, the cooling system
and HDD/SSD Alert. It alerts users of specific
system conditions via pop-up messages. It also
tracks the usage of the computer and related
devices, logging the service relevant
informationon the computer’s hard disk drive.
Refer to Appendix E, Starting the TOSHIBA PC
Health Monitor .