Gateway T2330 User Guide - Page 87

Extending battery life Changing power modes You can use the following power modes to lengthen the life of your convertible notebook's batteries: ■ Standby - while your convertible notebook is in Standby, it switches to a low power state where devices, such as the display and drives, turn off. ■ Hibernate - (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM) information to the hard drive, then turns your convertible notebook completely off. The next time you turn on your convertible notebook, it reads the memory information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents that were open when you activated Hibernate mode. Using power saving modes Always save your work before using Standby mode. In Standby mode, your convertible notebook reduces or turns off the power to most devices except memory. However, the information in memory is not saved to the hard drive. If power is interrupted, the information is lost. When in Hibernate mode, your convertible notebook saves all memory information to the hard drive, then turns the power completely off. If your convertible notebook is... On On In Standby or Hibernate mode ...and you want to... ...then Enter Standby mode Enter Hibernate mode (must be activated) Exit Standby or Hibernate mode Press FN+F3. Tap or click Start, then tap or click Turn Off Computer. Press and hold SHIFT, then tap or click Hibernate. Press the power button. Important If the Pen Lost Alarm is turned on, and you turn off the convertible notebook without returning the pen to the pen holder, you will hear three beeps. This is to remind you to replace the pen. For more information about the Pen Lost Alarm, see "Pen lost alarm" on page 47. www.gateway.com 81