HP Pavilion 500 HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) Quick Start Guide 5990-527 - Page 57

Automatic Standby or, Hibernation Mode

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Basics Automatic Standby or Hibernation Mode To automatically put the computer into standby or hibernation mode, modify the power management settings: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Performance and Maintenance, if present. 4 Click Power Options. 5 Check if the auto-hibernation feature is enabled by clicking the Hibernate tab, and seeing if a check mark is in the Enable hibernation check box. If necessary, enable the feature by clicking the check box so that a check appears in it. 6 If you changed the Enable hibernation check box, click Apply. 7 Click the Power Schemes tab to set the timers for standby and/or hibernation. In the Power Schemes box, select a power scheme from the drop-down list. Choose the timers: To turn on auto-standby for the computer, click a time (such as After 20 mins) in the System standby list. To set the timer for auto-hibernation, click the time to elapse before hibernation (such as After 1 hour) in the System hibernates list. Note: If both standby and hibernation timers are set, the system hibernation timer must be set for a longer time than the system standby timer. 8 Click OK. Quick Start Guide 31

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Quick Start Guide
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Basics
Automatic Standby or
Hibernation Mode
To automatically put the computer into standby
or hibernation mode, modify the power
management settings:
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2
Click
Control Panel
.
3
Click
Performance and Maintenance
,
if present.
4
Click
Power Options
.
5
Check if the auto-hibernation feature is
enabled by clicking the
Hibernate
tab,
and seeing if a check mark is in the
Enable
hibernation
check box. If necessary, enable
the feature by clicking the check box so that
a check appears in it.
6
If you changed the
Enable hibernation
check
box, click
Apply
.
7
Click the
Power Schemes
tab to set the
timers for standby and/or hibernation. In the
Power Schemes box, select a power scheme
from the drop-down list. Choose the timers:
±
To turn on auto-standby for the computer,
click a time (such as
After 20 mins
) in the
System standby list.
±
To set the timer for auto-hibernation, click the
time to elapse before hibernation (such as
After 1 hour
) in the System hibernates list.
Note:
If both standby and hibernation timers are set,
the system hibernation timer must be set for a
longer time than the system standby timer.
8
Click
OK
.