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Managing power, Using Sleep, Initiating and exiting Sleep, Shutting down (turning off) the computer

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6 Managing power Your computer can operate on either battery power or external power. When the computer is running on battery power and an external power source is not available to charge the battery, it is important to monitor and conserve the battery charge. Some power management features described in this chapter may not be available on your computer. Using Sleep CAUTION: To reduce the risk of possible audio and video degradation, loss of audio or video playback functionality, or loss of information, do not initiate Sleep while reading from or writing to a disc or an external media card. Sleep is a Windows power-saving state. The Sleep state is automatically initiated after a period of inactivity. Your work is saved to memory, allowing you to resume your work very quickly. You can also initiate Sleep manually. For more information, see Initiating and exiting Sleep on page 42. Initiating and exiting Sleep You can initiate Sleep in any of the following ways: ● Close the display (select products only). ● Select the Start button, select the Power icon, and then select Sleep. ● Press the Sleep hot key; for example, fn+f3 (select products only). You can exit Sleep in any of the following ways: ● Briefly press the power button. ● If the computer is closed, raise the display (select products only). ● Press a key on the keyboard (select products only). ● Tap the TouchPad (select products only). When the computer exits Sleep, your work returns to the screen. NOTE: If you have set a password to be required on exiting Sleep, you must enter your Windows password before your work returns to the screen. Shutting down (turning off) the computer CAUTION: Unsaved information is lost when the computer shuts down. Be sure to save your work before shutting down the computer. The Shut down command closes all open programs, including the operating system, and then turns off the display and the computer. 42 Chapter 6 Managing power

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6
Managing power
Your computer can operate on either battery power or external power. When the computer is running on
battery power and an external power source is not available to charge the battery, it is important to monitor
and conserve the battery charge.
Some power management features described in this chapter may not be available on your computer.
Using Sleep
CAUTION:
To reduce the risk of possible audio and video degradation, loss of audio or video playback
functionality, or loss of information, do not initiate Sleep while reading from or writing to a disc or an external
media card.
Sleep is a Windows power-saving state. The Sleep state is automatically initiated after a period of inactivity.
Your work is saved to memory, allowing you to resume your work very quickly. You can also initiate Sleep
manually. For more information, see
Initiating and exiting Sleep
on page
42
.
Initiating and exiting Sleep
You can initiate Sleep in any of the following ways:
●
Close the display (select products only).
●
Select the
Start
button, select the
Power
icon, and then select
Sleep
.
●
Press the Sleep hot key; for example,
fn+f3
(select products only).
You can exit Sleep in any of the following ways:
●
Briefly press the power button.
●
If the computer is closed, raise the display (select products only).
●
Press a key on the keyboard (select products only).
●
Tap the TouchPad (select products only).
When the computer exits Sleep, your work returns to the screen.
NOTE:
If you have set a password to be required on exiting Sleep, you must enter your Windows password
before your work returns to the screen.
Shutting down (turning off) the computer
CAUTION:
Unsaved information is lost when the computer shuts down. Be sure to save your work before
shutting down the computer.
The Shut down command closes all open programs, including the operating system, and then turns off the
display and the computer.
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Chapter 6
Managing power