Toshiba Satellite P200 (PSPBL) - Manual (Page 55)

User’s Manual 3-5
Getting Started
Benefits of Sleep Mode
The Sleep Mode feature provides the following benefits:
■ Restore the previous working enviroment more rapidly than does the
Hibernation Mode feature.
■ Saves power by shutting down the system when the computer receives
no input or hardware access for the time period set by the System
Sleep Mode feature.
■ Allows the use of the panel power off feature.
Executing Sleep Mode
You can enter Sleep Mode in one of three ways:
1. Click Start then click the sleep button (
) located in the power
management buttons ( ), or click the arrow button ( )
and select Sleep from the menu.
2. Close the computer’s LCD display panel. Please note that this feature
must be enabled - please refer to the Power Options (to access it, click
Start Control Panel System and Maintenance Power
Options).
3. Press the power button. Please note that this feature must be enabled -
please refer to the Power Options (to access it, click Start Control
Panel System and Maintenance Power Options).
When you turn the power back on, you can continue where you left when
you shutdown the computer.
Sleep Mode limitations
Sleep Mode will not function under the following conditions:
■ Power is turned back on immediately after shutting down.
■ Memory circuits are exposed to static electricity or electrical noise.
■ Before entering Sleep Mode, be sure to save your data.
■ Do not install or remove a memory module while the computer is in
Sleep Mode. The Computer or the module could be damaged.
■ Do not remove the battery pack while the computer is in Sleep Mode
(unless the computer is connected to an AC power source). Data in
memory will be lost.
You can enter also Sleep Mode by pressing Fn + F3. Please refer to
Chapter 6, The Keyboard , for further details.
■ When the computer is in Sleep Mode, the power indicator will blink
orange.
■ If you are operating the computer on battery power, you can lengthen
the overall operating time by turning it off into Hibernation Mode - Sleep
Mode will consume more power while the computer is off.