Power Management; Screen Blank State; Putting Your Computer To Sleep - Lenovo B50-50 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Power management

Note: Power management modes are not supported for APM operating system.
To reduce power consumption, the computer has three power management
modes: screen blank, sleep (standby), and hibernation.

Screen blank state

If the time set on the "Turn off monitor" timer in the operating system expires,
the LCD backlight turns off. You can also turn off the LCD backlight by pressing
F9
To end screen blank state and resume normal operation, press F9

Putting your computer to sleep

If you will be away from your computer for only a short time, put the computer
to sleep. When the computer is in sleep mode, you can quickly wake it to resume
use, bypassing the startup process.
To put the computer to sleep, do one of the following:
• Close the display lid.
• Press the Power button.
• Do the proper operations in the operating system.
Windows 7:
Click Start
Windows 10:
Open the start menu, and then select Power
Attention: Wait until the power indicator light starts blinking (indicating that
the computer is in sleep mode) before you move your computer. Moving your
computer while the hard disk is spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss
of data.
To wake the computer, do one of the following:
• Press any key on the keyboard.
• Press the Power button.
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Sleep.
Related service information
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