Configuring The Power Settings - Dell Inspiron 13z Manual

• Hybrid sleep – Hybrid sleep is designed primarily for desktop
computers. Hybrid sleep is a combination of sleep and hibernate it
puts any open documents and programs in memory and on your hard
disk, and then puts your computer into a low-power state so that you
can quickly resume your work. That way, if a power failure occurs,
Windows can restore your work from your hard disk. When hybrid
sleep is turned on, putting your computer into sleep automatically puts
your computer into hybrid sleep. Hybrid sleep is typically turned on by
default on desktop computers.

Configuring the Power Settings

To configure the power settings:
Windows 8
1. Swipe from the right edge of the screen (or if you are using a mouse,
pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen), and then click
Settings.
2. Type Power Options in the search box and press <Enter>.
3. You can choose from a plan from the list of options available
depending on your computer usage.
4. To modify the power settings, click Change plan settings.
Windows 7
1. Click Start
2. You can choose from a plan from the list of options available
depending on your computer usage.
3. To modify the power settings, click Change plan settings
168 Power Management
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→Control Panel→Power Options.