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Getting Started
Turning off the computer
Hibernation mode
Hibernation mode shuts the computer down completely, but it first
saves the current state of the computer to 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:
❖ While in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery
power.
❖ Because the state of the system is stored to hard disk, no data is
lost if the main battery discharges.
❖ Restarting from Hibernation takes less time and consumes less
main battery power than restarting after turning off the
computer using the Shut down command.
❖ Restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and
consumes more main battery power than restarting from Sleep.
❖ 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
“Using and configuring Hibernation mode” on page 78.
Sleep mode
The Sleep command places the computer into a power-saving
mode. Sleep saves the current state of the computer to memory so
that, when you restart the computer, you can continue working from
where you left off.
After your computer sleeps for an extended period of time, the
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operating system may save any open documents and
programs to your hard disk, and then shuts down the computer.
Factors to consider when choosing Sleep:
❖ While in Sleep mode, the computer uses some main battery
power.
❖ Because the state of the system is stored in memory, you will
lose data if the main battery discharges while the computer is
in Sleep mode.
❖ Restarting from Sleep takes less time and consumes less main
battery power than restarting after turning off the computer
using the Hibernation or Shut down commands.
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