Power Management; Setting Power Options; Using Power-Saving States; Initiating And Exiting Sleep - HP Mini User Manual

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Power management

Setting power options

Using power-saving states

The computer has two power-saving states enabled at the factory: Sleep and Hibernation.
When Sleep is initiated, the power light blinks and the screen clears. Your work is saved to memory,
letting you exit the Sleep state faster than exiting Hibernation. If the computer is in the Sleep state for
an extended period or if the battery reaches a critical battery level while in the Sleep state, the
computer initiates Hibernation.
When Hibernation is initiated, your work is saved to a hibernation file on the hard drive and the
computer turns off.
CAUTION:
functionality, or loss of information, do not initiate Sleep or Hibernation while reading from or writing to
a disc or an external media card.
NOTE: You cannot initiate any type of networking connection or perform any computer functions
while the computer is in the Sleep state or in Hibernation.

Initiating and exiting Sleep

The system is set at the factory to initiate Sleep after 15 minutes of inactivity when running on battery
power and 30 minutes of inactivity when running on external power.
Power settings and timeouts can be changed using Power Options in Windows Control Panel.
With the computer on, you can initiate Sleep in any of the following ways:
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Briefly slide the power switch.
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Tap Start, tap the arrow next to the Shut down button, and then tap Sleep.
You can exit Sleep in any of the following ways:
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Briefly slide the power switch.
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Tap to activate the touch screen.
When the computer exits Sleep, the power light turns on and your work returns to the screen where
you stopped working.
NOTE: If you have set a password to be required when the computer exits Sleep, you must enter
your Windows password before your work returns to the screen.
To prevent possible audio and video degradation, loss of audio or video playback
Please review
chapter for
accuracy,
especially the
sections on Battery
power, since the
battery is not
removable.
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