Toshiba A9 User Guide

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TECHNICAL NOTE: Before using the Shut Down option to turn 
off your computer, save your files and make sure the disk 
activity lights are off.

If you change your mind and decide to continue working after 
all, wait a few seconds before turning the computer on again.

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Use the Sleep command to save your work, system settings, 
and current state of the desktop to memory, so that when you 
turn on the computer again, you will quickly and automatically 
return to where you left off.

Hibernation mode shuts the computer down completely, but it first 
saves the current state of the computer to the hard disk. Since 
Hibernation mode does not require power to maintain the saved 
information, system settings are retained indefinitely. 

Factors to consider when choosing Hibernation:

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While in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery 
power.

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Because the state of the system is stored on the hard disk, no 
data is lost if the main battery discharges.

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Restarting from Hibernation takes less time and consumes less 
main battery power than restarting after turning off the 
computer using the Shut down command.

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Restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and 
consumes more main battery power than restarting from Sleep.

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When starting up again, the computer returns to the state in 
which you left it, including all open programs and files you 
were using.

For information on how to use and configure Hibernation mode see 

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The Sleep command places the computer into a power-saving 
mode. Sleep saves the current state of the computer in system 
memory (RAM) so that, when you restart the computer, you can 
continue working from where you left off.