HP Pavilion a1000 PC Basics Guide - Page 11

If the PC does not work properly when you wake it from standby, restart the PC: 1 Press and hold the On button on the front of the PC for approximately 5 seconds until the PC turns off. NOTE: Using the On button to restart the PC is not recommended and should be used only as a last resort. Instead, click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and then click Restart. 2 Turn on the PC again. Hibernation Mode When the PC is in hibernation mode, it saves everything that is in PC memory to the hard disk drive, turns off the monitor and the hard disk drive, and then turns itself off. When you turn on the PC again, your programs, folders, and documents are restored to the screen. To put the PC into hibernation manually: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click Turn Off Computer. 3 Press and hold down the Shift key on the keyboard, and click Hibernate. NOTE: If Hibernate is not present, you can set up your PC for hibernation; refer to steps 1 through 6 of "Automatic Standby or Hibernation" on page 5. 4 When you want to use the PC again after hibernation, press the On button on the front of the PC. If the PC does not work properly when you wake it from hibernation, follow these steps to restart the PC: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click Turn Off Computer. 3 Click Restart. Automatic Standby or Hibernation You can set your PC to go into standby or hibernation mode automatically when it is idle for some number of minutes. To put the PC into standby or hibernation mode automatically, modify the power management settings: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Performance and Maintenance, if it is present. 4 Double-click Power Options. 5 Click the Hibernate tab and check the hibernation feature. If necessary, enable the feature by clicking the Enable hibernation box so that a check mark appears in it. Introducing the PC 5