Gateway DX4320 User Guide - Page 139
Power management, Using power saving modes
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Power management Power management Computer equipment can account for a significant portion of energy use in the home and office environment. You may not want to shut down your computer each time you leave it, especially if you plan to be away for only a short time. Windows lets you use the following modes to conserve energy when the system is not in use: ■ Standby - while your computer is in Standby mode, it switches to a low power state where devices, such as the monitor and drives, turn off and the entire system uses less power. Always save your work before using Standby mode. In Standby mode, your computer reduces or turns off the power to most devices except memory. However, the information in the memory is not saved to the hard drive. If power is interrupted, the information is lost. ■ Hibernate - (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM) information to the hard drive, then turns your computer completely off. The next time you turn on your computer, it reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open when you activated Hibernate mode. For more information, see "Activating and using Hibernate mode" on page 134. Using power saving modes If your computer ...and you want is... to... ...then On Enter Click Start, Turn off computer, then click Standby. Standby mode On Enter Hibernate Click Start, then click Turn Off Computer. Press and mode (must be hold SHIFT, then click Hibernate. activated) In Standby mode Exit Standby mode Move the mouse or press a key on your keyboard. In Hibernate mode Exit Hibernate mode Press the power button. www.gateway.com 131