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Getting Started The Suspend or Hibernation (Save-toDisk) mode should not be used with certain PC Cards. Check your PC Card documentation for more information. When PC Cards or external devices are in use, Hibernation mode cannot return to the exact state prior to suspension, because all of the peripheral devices will be re-initialized when the system restarts. HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) FEATURE The Hibernation feature saves the contents of your notebook's system memory to the hard drive as a part of the Suspend/Resume mode. You can enable or disable this feature. Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature Windows Vista: The default settings are not enabled. To enable or disable the Hibernation feature follow these steps: 1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel. 2. Select "Choose what the power button does" or "Choose what closing the lid does", then make your selections (Do Nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut Down). Windows XP: The default settings are not enabled. To enable or disable the Hibernation feature follow these steps: 1. From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select Control Panel. 2. From the Control Panel select Power Options. 3. Select the Hibernate tab. Select the box to enable or disable this feature. WINDOWS POWER MANAGEMENT The Power Options icon located in the Windows Control Panel allows you to configure some of the power management settings. For example, you can use the Power Options to set the timeout values for turning off the display and hard disks whether you are running the notebook on battery power or one of the adapters. RESTARTING THE SYSTEM If your system is on and you need to restart it, be sure that you use the following procedure. Windows Vista 1. Click the Start button, and then move the mouse over the right arrow. 2. Select the desired action from the list. Windows XP 1. Click the Start button, and then click Shut Down. 2. Select the Restart option from within the Windows Shut Down dialog box. 3. Click OK to restart your notebook. Your notebook will shut down and then reboot. Turning off your LifeBook notebook without exiting Windows or turning on your notebook within 10 seconds of the notebook being shut off may cause an error when you start the next time. POWER OFF Before turning off the power, check that the hard drive/ optical drive access indicator is off. (See figure 2-3 on page 6) If you turn off the power while accessing a disk there is a risk of data loss. To ensure that your notebook shuts down without error, use the Windows shut down procedure. Be sure to close all files, exit all applications, and shut down your operating system prior to turning off the power. If files are open when you turn the power off, you will lose any changes that have not been saved, and may cause disk errors. Using the correct procedure to shut down from Windows allows your notebook to complete its operations and turn off power in the proper sequence to avoid errors. The proper sequence is: 1. Click the Start button, and then click Shut Down. 2. Select the Shut Down option from within the Windows Shut Down dialog box. 3. Click OK to shut down your notebook. If you are going to store your notebook for a month or more see Care and Maintenance Section. 33

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33
Getting Started
HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) FEATURE
The Hibernation feature saves the contents of your
notebook’s system memory to the hard drive as a part of
the Suspend/Resume mode. You can enable or disable
this feature.
Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature
Windows Vista:
The default settings are not enabled. To enable or disable
the Hibernation feature follow these steps:
1.
From the
Start
menu, select
Control Panel
.
2.
Select “Choose what the power button does” or
“Choose what closing the lid does”, then make your
selections (Do Nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut
Down).
Windows XP:
The default settings are not enabled. To enable or disable
the Hibernation feature follow these steps:
1.
From the
Start
menu, select
Settings
, and then select
Control Panel
.
2.
From the
Control Panel
select
Power Options
.
3.
Select the
Hibernate
tab. Select the box to enable or
disable this feature.
WINDOWS POWER MANAGEMENT
The Power Options icon located in the Windows
Control Panel allows you to configure some of the power
management settings. For example, you can use the
Power Options to set the timeout values for turning off
the display and hard disks whether you are running the
notebook on battery power or one of the adapters.
RESTARTING THE SYSTEM
If your system is on and you need to restart it, be sure
that you use the following procedure.
Windows Vista
1.
Click the
Start
button, and then move the mouse
over the right arrow.
2.
Select the desired action from the list.
Windows XP
1.
Click the
Start
button, and then click
Shut Down
.
2.
Select the
Restart
option from within the Windows
Shut Down dialog box.
3. Click
OK
to restart your notebook. Your notebook
will shut down and then reboot.
POWER OFF
Before turning off the power, check that the hard drive/
optical drive access indicator is off.
(See figure 2-3 on
page 6)
If you turn off the power while accessing a disk
there is a risk of data loss. To ensure that your notebook
shuts down without error, use the Windows shut down
procedure.
Using the correct procedure to shut down from Windows
allows your notebook to complete its operations and turn
off power in the proper sequence to avoid errors. The
proper sequence is:
1.
Click the
Start
button, and then click
Shut Down
.
2.
Select the
Shut Down
option from within the
Windows Shut Down dialog box.
3. Click
OK
to shut down your notebook.
If you are going to store your notebook for a month or
more see Care and Maintenance Section.
The Suspend or Hibernation (Save-to-
Disk) mode should not be used with cer-
tain PC Cards. Check your PC Card docu-
mentation for more information.
When PC Cards or external devices are in
use, Hibernation mode cannot return to
the exact state prior to suspension,
because all of the peripheral devices will be
re-initialized when the system restarts.
Turning off your LifeBook notebook with-
out exiting Windows or turning on your
notebook within 10 seconds of the note-
book being shut off may cause an error
when you start the next time.
Be sure to close all files, exit all applica-
tions, and shut down your operating sys-
tem prior to turning off the power. If files
are open when you turn the power off,
you will lose any changes that have not
been saved, and may cause disk errors.