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User’s Manual 3-10
Getting Started
Benefits of Sleep Mode
The Sleep Mode feature provides the following benefits:
■ Restores the previous working environment 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
You can enter Sleep Mode in one of three ways:
1. Click Windows Start button, point to , and then click Sleep.
2. Close the display panel. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the
Power Options in the Control Panel.
3. Press the power button. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the
Power Options in the Control Panel.
Turning Off Your Computer where Electronic Devices are Regulated or
Controlled.
When you have to turn off your computer aboard an aircraft or in places
where electronic devices are regulated or controlled, always shut down the
computer completely or put the computer into Hibernation mode instead of
allowing it to go into Sleep mode. Also ensure that you disable wireless
communication and turn off any wireless communication devices. while in
Sleep mode the computer operating system may reactivate itself to run
pre-programmed tasks or to preserve unsaved data, and might interfere
with aviation or other systems, possibly causing serious injury.
■ Before entering Sleep Mode, be sure to save your data.
■ Do not install or remove a memory module while the computer is in
Sleep Mode. The computer or the memory module could be damaged.
■ Do not remove the battery pack while the computer is in Sleep Mode
(unless the computer is connected to an AC power source). Data in
memory could be lost.
■ To enable or disable wireless communication, use the Hot Key FN+F8.
For more information see the Hot keys section in Chapter 5.
■ You can disable Wireless communication in BIOS Setup.
After disabling the wireless communication function, confirm the
Wireless communication indicator is turned off. If the Wireless
communication indicator is turned on, the wireless communication is
enabled and radio waves from the computer may affect electronic
devices. For details of BIOS Setup, please refer to Chapter 7.
You can also enable Sleep Mode by pressing FN + F3 - please refer to
Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for further details.