Gateway DX442XP 8512979 - Gateway Computer User Guide (for computers with Wind - Page 74
Changing advanced power settings, Activating and using Hibernate mode
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Chapter 6: Customizing Windows Changing advanced power settings Help For more information about changing the power management settings, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type power management in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Advanced power settings let you assign different power saving modes to the power button. To change advanced power management settings: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Performance and Maintenance. 2 Click/Double-click the Power Options icon. The Power Options Properties dialog box opens. 3 Click the Advanced tab. 4 Click the arrow button to open a Power buttons list, then click the power setting mode you want to use. 5 Click OK. Activating and using Hibernate mode Help For more information about hibernate mode, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type hibernate in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 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. To activate Hibernate mode: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Performance and Maintenance. 2 Click/Double-click the Power Options icon. The Power Options Properties dialog box opens. 68