Changing Power Modes - Gateway Solo 3450 User Manual

Chapter 9: Managing Power

Changing power modes

You can use the following power modes to lengthen the life of your notebook's
battery:
Standby - while your notebook is on standby, it switches to a low power
state where devices, such as the LCD screen and drives, turn off.
Hibernate - (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM)
information to the hard drive, then turns your notebook completely off.
The next time you turn on the notebook, it reads the memory
information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents
that were open when you activated Hibernate. For more information on
using Hibernate mode, see "To activate Hibernate mode:" on page 127.
Using Standby mode
Always save your work before using Standby mode. When in Standby, your
computer reduces or turns off the power to most devices except memory.
However, the information in the memory is not saved to the hard drive. If
power is interrupted, the information is lost.
When in Hibernate mode, your computer saves all memory information to
the hard drive, then turns the power completely off.
If your computer
is...
On
On
In Standby or
Hibernate mode
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...and you ...then
want to...
Enter In Windows XP, click Start, then click
Standby mode Turn Off Computer, then click Stand By.
- OR -
In Windows 98, Windows 2000, or
Windows Me, press F
Enter Hibernate In Windows XP, click Start, then click
mode (must be Turn Off Computer, press and hold
enabled) S
HIFT
- OR -
In Windows 98, Windows 2000, or
Windows Me, click Start, then select
Shut Down, Hibernate, then click OK.
Exit Standby or Press the power button.
Hibernate mode
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