Toshiba TECRA P5 User Manual

User’s Manual

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Power and Power-Up Modes

The computer has three different power-up modes as follows:

■

Boot Mode : The computer will shut down without saving data - in view 

of this you must always save your work before you turn the computer 

off.

■

Hibernation Mode : Data in memory will be saved to the hard disk drive.

■

Sleep Mode : Data will maintained in the computer's memory.

You can configure various settings associated with both Sleep Mode and 

Hibernation Mode within the Power Options (to access it, Start -> Control 

Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Power Options).

You can use the FN + F3 hot key to enter Sleep Mode or FN + F4 to enter 

Hibernation Mode - please refer to Chapter 5, 

 for further 

details.

You can set up your computer so that power is turned off automatically 

when you close the display panel, and turned on again when you open it. 

Please note that this function is only available for Sleep Mode or 

Hibernation Mode, not for Boot Mode.

This feature turns the system off automatically if it is not used for a set 

period of time, and can be configured for both Sleep Mode or Hibernation 

Mode.

 in Chapter 1, Getting Started for further information.