Power-Up Modes; Panel Power Off/On; System Auto Off - Toshiba M500 User Manual

Power and Power-Up Modes
2. Enter the password.
3. Press Enter.
If you enter the password incorrectly three times in a row, the computer shuts
off. In this case, you must turn the computer back on to retry password entry.
or if available
Swipe your fingerprint on the sensor if you have already registered the fingerprint
with the Fingerprint utility and enabled Fingerprint Power on Security. If you
would not like to swipe your finger or cannot authenticate the fingerprint for some
reasons, push the BkSp key to skip the fingerprint authentication screen. You can
try to swipe the fingerprint up to five times. If you failed fingerprint authentication
more than five times, you must enter the password manually to start the computer.

Power-up modes

The computer has the following power-up modes:
n Boot Mode: Computer shuts down without saving data. Always save your work
before you turn the computer off in boot mode.
n Hibernation Mode: Data in memory is saved to the hard disk.
n Sleep Mode: Data is maintained in the computer's main memory.
Refer also to the sections
Chapter 3,
Hot keys
You can use hot keys Fn + F3 to enter Sleep Mode and Fn + F4 to enter
Hibernation Mode. Refer to Chapter 5,

Panel power off/on

You can set up your computer so that power turns off automatically when you
close the display panel. When you open the panel, power turns on in Sleep Mode
or Hibernation Mode but not in boot mode.
If the panel power off function is enabled and you use Shut down Windows
do not close the display until the shut down function is completed.

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
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Turning on the power
Getting Started.
and Turning off the power
The Keyboard for details.
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