HP Pavilion a200 HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) Quick Start Guide PAV NA/ - Page 73

Putting the PC into Standby, and Hibernation Mode

Get HP Pavilion a200 - Desktop PC PDF manuals and user guides View all HP Pavilion a200 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 73 highlights

Basics Putting the PC into Standby and Hibernation Mode As an alternative to shutting down the PC, you can put the PC in standby mode. To conserve power, you can automatically put the PC into standby and then hibernation by setting the power management timers. Standby mode When the PC is in standby mode, it goes into a low-power state and the monitor is blank as if it's turned off. The next time you use the PC, any programs, folders, and documents that were open before you put the PC in standby will be available. With standby mode, you can save electricity without having to wait for the PC to go through the normal startup routine when you turn it on. Standby mode also allows faxes to come through to the PC, and it enables the PC to automatically retrieve e-mail messages and download information from the Internet, if you have programmed the PC to do so. To manually put the PC in standby: 1 Press the Standby button on the keyboard. The screen goes dark, and the PC goes into standby mode. 2 When you want to use the PC again, press a key on the keyboard, or press the Standby button. The screen display reappears just as you left it. Another way to manually put the PC into standby is to: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click Turn Off Computer. 3 Click Stand By. Quick Start Guide 43

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
Quick Start Guide
43
Basics
Putting the PC into Standby
and Hibernation Mode
As an alternative to shutting down the PC, you
can put the PC in standby mode. To conserve
power, you can automatically put the PC into
standby and then hibernation by setting the
power management timers.
Standby mode
When the PC is in standby mode, it goes into
a low-power state and the monitor is blank as
if it’s turned off. The next time you use the PC,
any programs, folders, and documents that
were open before you put the PC in standby
will be available. With standby mode, you can
save electricity without having to wait for the PC
to go through the normal startup routine when
you turn it on.
Standby mode also allows faxes to come
through to the PC, and it enables the PC to
automatically retrieve e-mail messages and
download information from the Internet, if
you have programmed the PC to do so.
To manually put the PC in standby:
1
Press the Standby button on the keyboard.
The screen goes dark, and the PC goes into
standby mode.
2
When you want to use the PC again,
press a key on the keyboard, or press
the Standby button. The screen display
reappears just as you left it.
Another way to manually put the PC into
standby is to:
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2
Click
Turn Off Computer
.
3
Click
Stand By
.