Hibernation Mode - Acer TravelMate 720 User Manual

To leave Standby mode and return to normal mode:
Press any key
Move the active pointing device (internal or external, PS/
2 or serial)
Have the resume timer set and let it be matched
Open the display cover
An incoming PC card modem event occurs

Hibernation Mode

In Hibernation mode, all power shuts off (the computer does
not consume any power). The computer saves all system
information onto the hard disk before it enters Hibernation
mode. Once you turn on the power, the computer restores
this information and resumes where you left off upon
leaving Hibernation mode.
There is one necessary conditions for the computer to enter
Hibernation mode:
The Hibernation file created by PhDISK must be present
and valid. See "PhDISK" on page 73.
In this situation, there are four ways to enter Hibernation
mode:
Pressing the Hibernation hot key Fn-F4
If the waiting time specified by the S2D Timeout value
elapses without any system activity
If a battery low condition occurs and the Battery Low
Suspend parameter in Setup is set to [ENABLED].
Invoked by the operating system power saving modes
Note: If the computer beeps but does not enter
Hibernation mode after pressing the Hibernation hot key,
it means the operating system will not allow the computer
to enter the power-saving mode.
Chapter 2 Operating on Battery Power
Power Management
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