Toshiba p205d-s8806 User Guide

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Satellite P200/Satellite Pro P200
Getting Started
Benefits of Sleep Mode
The Sleep Mode feature provides the following benefits:
Restore the previous working enviroment more rapidly than does the 
Hibernation Mode feature.
Saves power by shutting down the system when the computer receives 
no input or hardware access for the time period set by the System Sleep 
Mode feature.
Allows the use of the panel power off feature.
Executing Sleep Mode
Youu can enter Sleep Mode in one of three ways:
1. Click Start then click the sleep button ( 
 ) located in the power 
management buttons ( 
 ), or click the arrow button ( 
 ) and 
select Sleep from the menu.
2. Close the computer’s LCD display panel. Please note that this feature 
must be enabled - please refer to the Power Options (to access it, click 
Start
 followed by Control Panel followed by System and Maintenance 
and then click the Power Options). 
3. Press the power button. Please note that this feature must be 
enabled - please refer to the Power Options (to access it, click Start 
followed by Control Panel followed by System and Maintenance and 
then click the Power Options and point to Choose what the power button 
do
). 
When you turn the power back on, you can continue where you left when 
you shutdown the computer.
Sleep Mode limitations
Sleep Mode will not function under the following conditions:
Power is turned back on immediately after shutting down.
Memory circuits are exposed to static electricity or electrical noise. 
Hibernation mode
The Hibernation Mode feature saves the contents of memory to the hard 
disk drive when the computer is turned off so that, the next time it is turned 
on, the previous state is restored. Please note that the Hibernation Mode 
feature does not save the status of any peripheral devices connected to the 
computer.
You can enter also Sleep Mode by pressing Fn + F3 - please refer to 
Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for further details. 
When the computer is in Sleep Mode, the power indicator will blink 
orange.
If you are operating the computer on battery power, you can lengthen 
the overall operating time by turning it off into Hibernation Mode - Sleep 
Mode will consume more power while the computer is off.