Toshiba Qosmio F60 User Manual
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User’s Manual
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Qosmio F60 Series
Benefits of Sleep Mode
The Sleep Mode feature provides the following benefits:
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Restores the previous working environment more rapidly than does the
Hibernation Mode feature.
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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.
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Allows the use of the panel power off feature.
Executing Sleep Mode
You can enter Sleep Mode in one of four ways:
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Click Start, point to the arrow icon (
) and select
Sleep
from the menu.
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Close the display panel. Please note that this feature must be enabled
within the Power Options (to access it, click Start -> Control Panel ->
System and Security -> Power Options).
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Press the power button. Please note that this feature must be enabled
within the Power Options (to access it, click Start -> Control Panel ->
System and Security -> Power Options).
When you turn the power back on, you can continue where you left when
you shut down the computer.
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When the AC adaptor is connected, the computer will go into Sleep
Mode according to the settings in the Power Options (to access it,
Start -> Control Panel -> System and Security -> Power Options).
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To restore the operation of the computer from Sleep Mode, press and
hold the power button or any key on the keyboard for a short amount of
time. Please note that keyboard keys can only be used if the Wake-up
on Keyboard option is enabled within the HW Setup utility.
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If the computer enters Sleep Mode while a network application is
active, the application might not be restored when the computer is next
turned on and the system returns from Sleep Mode.
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To prevent the computer from automatically entering Sleep Mode,
disable Sleep Mode within the Power Options (to access it,
Start -> Control Panel -> System and Security -> Power Options).
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To use the Hybrid Sleep function, configure it in the Power Options.
You can also enable Sleep Mode by pressing FN + F3 - please refer to
Chapter 5,
, for further details.
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When the computer is in Sleep Mode, the Power indicator will blink
orange.
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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.