Power Plan Properties - Dell Inspiron 530b Owner's Manual

To activate hibernate mode immediately (if available):
1 Click Start
lock icon.
2 Select Hibernate from the list.
To exit from hibernate mode, press the power button. The computer may
take a short time to exit from hibernate mode. Pressing a key on the keyboard
or moving the mouse does not bring the computer out of hibernation,
because the keyboard and the mouse do not function when the computer is in
hibernate mode.
Because hibernate mode requires a special file on your hard drive with enough
disk space to store the contents of the computer memory, Dell creates an
appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to you.
If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows Vista recreates the
hibernate file automatically.

Power Plan Properties

Define your standby mode settings, display mode settings, hibernate mode
settings (if available), and other power settings in the Power Plan Properties
window. To access the Power Plan Properties window:
1 Click Start
2 Click System and Maintenance.
3 Under System and Maintenance, click Power Options.
This takes you to the main Select a Power Plan window.
4 In the Select A Power Plan window, you can change or modify power settings.
To change the default settings for a plan:
1 Click Start
2 Under Pick a category, click System and Maintenance.
3 Under System and Maintenance, click Power Options.
A number of options are available on the left-hand side of the Power Options
dialog box.
and click the arrow (pointing to the right) beside the
and click Control Panel.
, and click Control Panel.
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