Toshiba P15-S409 Toshiba Online User's Guide for Satellite P15-S470/S479 (Wind - Page 95

Learning the Basics Using Shut down 95 operating system, and then returns to the state in which you left it. Factors when choosing Hibernation mode: ❖ While in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no battery power. ❖ Because the state of the system is held on the hard disk, no data is lost if the battery discharges. ❖ Restarting from Hibernation mode uses less time and battery power than restarting from Shut down. ❖ Restarting from Hibernation mode uses a little more time and battery power than restarting from Stand by because information is being retrieved from the hard disk instead of memory. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the state in which you left it, including all open programs and files you were using. For more information about the Hibernation command, see "Using Hibernation" on page 97. For information about going into Hibernation mode more quickly, see "Going into Hibernation mode more quickly" on page 98. Stand By command The Stand by puts the computer into a power-saving mode. Stand by holds the current state of the computer in memory so that, when you restart the computer, you can continue working from where you left off. Factors when choosing Stand by: ❖ While in Stand by mode, the computer uses some battery power. The battery will eventually discharge in Stand by mode. If the battery discharges, your data will be lost if you do not save your work before entering Stand by mode.