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Power-up modes, Panel power on/off, System auto off – Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 (PSAC1) User Manual

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Power and Power-Up Modes

Power-up modes

The computer has the following power-up modes:

Boot: Computer shuts down without saving data. Always save your

work before you turn the computer off in boot mode.

Hibernation: Data in memory is saved to the hard disk drive.

Sleep: Data is maintained in the computer’s memory.

Windows utilities

You can configure various settings associated with both Sleep Mode and

Hibernation Mode within the Power Options.

Hot keys

You can use hot keys Fn + F3 to enter Sleep Mode and Fn + F4 to enter

Hibernation. Refer to Chapter 5,

The Keyboard

for details.

Panel power on/off

You can set up your computer so that power turns off automatically when

you close the display panel. When you open the panel, power will be turned

on in Sleep Mode or Hibernation Mode but not in boot mode.

System Auto Off

This feature turns the system off automatically if it is not used for a set

duration. The system shuts down in Sleep Mode or Hibernation Mode in

Windows.

Refer also to the sections

Turning on the power

and

Turning off the power

in Chapter 3, Getting Started.

If the panel power off function is enabled and you manually shut down

Windows, do not close the computer’s LCD display panel until the shut

down process has been completed.