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Sony VAIO Desktop User Guide
Using your VAIO desktop
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To activate Standby mode manually, use one of these two methods:
Use the Standby button:
1 Save your work, close all applications and close your Internet connection, if applicable.
2 Press the Standby button at the top of the keyboard.
The computer goes into Standby mode, indicated by the umber light.
Use the Windows
®
taskbar:
1 Save your work, close all applications and close your Internet connection, if applicable.
2 From the Start menu on the Windows
®
taskbar, select Turn Off Computer.
Alternatively, press <Alt>+<F4> to get to the same dialog box.
3 Select Stand By.
The computer goes into Standby mode, indicated by the umber light.
To return to Normal mode, choose from the following:
❑ Press any key on the keyboard
❑ Press the Standby button again
❑ Press one of the <S> Keys on the keyboard
❑ Quickly press the power button on your computer.
✍ You can leave Windows
®
running when using Standby.
If you press the power button for more than four seconds, the computer will switch off automatically.
When the computer is in Standby mode, you cannot insert a disc.
Standby requires less time than Hibernate.
Standby uses more power than Hibernate.