Dell Inspiron 1545 Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 136

2 Click the option you want to use. FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about power plans, see Windows Help and Support: click Start or → Help and Support. Power Management States Sleep Sleep saves power by saving your open documents and programs, and allowing your computer to quickly resume full operation when you are ready to start again. To put your computer to sleep: • Click Start and move the pointer to the arrow icon by the Lock button. Then click Sleep. OR • Depending on how you set the power management options, you may also use one of the following methods to put your computer to sleep: • Press the power button. • Close the display for a laptop computer. • Press . To wake your computer, depending on how you set the power management options: • Press the power button. OR • Open the display for a notebook computer. Hibernate Hibernate conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. When the computer exits hibernate mode, it returns to the same operating state it was in before entering hibernate mode. 136 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries)