Toshiba SATELLITE P500 User Manual

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