Acer Extensa 500 Manual De Usuario

Most notebook computers feature built-in power-saving 
functions.  This computer has two power management 
modes, standby and hibernation.

While standby puts your computer into a light sleep state, 
hibernation shuts off all power after saving the current 
state of your computer.  The next time you slide the power 
switch, the computer resumes from where you left off.

Sleep Manager allows your computer to perform this 
function.

Sleep Manager is a utility that works with your computer’s 
BIOS and Windows APM (Advanced Power Management) to 
manage the hibernation operation.  This includes:

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creating the hibernation file which contains the current 
state of the computer

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checking if the hibernation file is valid

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saving and loading the contents of the hibernation file 
when entering to and resuming from hibernation

The hibernation file resides in a contiguous area on your 
hard disk.

Sleep Manager can automatically create, recover, and 
reallocate space for the hibernation file.  If the system 
memory size was changed or the hibernation file on the 
hard disk was corrupted, Sleep Manager reallocates the 
hard disk space for you automatically.

Note: See “Power Management” on page 36 to understand 
how your computer saves and manages power.

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