Lenovo ThinkPad E450 (English) Hardware Maintenance Manual - ThinkPad E450, E4 - Page 46
Powermanagement, Sleepmode, Hibernationmode
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9. Press F10 to save changes and exit the ThinkPad Setup program. The user hard disk password and the master hard disk password have been removed. Power management To reduce power consumption, the computer has three power management modes: screen blank, sleep, and hibernation. Screen blank mode (for the Windows 7 operating system only) If the time set on the "Turn off monitor" timer in the operating system expires, the LCD backlight turns off. To put the computer into screen blank mode, do the following: 1. Right-click the battery gauge on the taskbar. 2. Select Power off display. To end screen blank mode and resume normal operation, press any key. Sleep mode When the computer enters sleep mode, the following events occur in addition to what occurs in screen blank mode: • The LCD is powered off. • The hard disk drive, hybrid drive, or solid-state drive is powered off. • The microprocessor stops. To enter sleep mode, do one of the following: • For Windows 7: Click the arrow beside the Shut down icon, and then select Sleep. To return from sleep mode, press the Fn key. • For Windows 8.1: Move the pointer to the top-right or bottom right corner of the screen to bring up the charms. Then click Settings ➙ Power ➙ Sleep. In certain circumstances, the computer goes into sleep mode automatically: • After a period of inactivity specified in power plan settings • When the battery power is low To cause the computer to return from sleep mode and resume operation, do one of the following: • Press the Fn key. • Open the LCD cover. • Turn on the power button. Also, in either of the following events, the computer automatically returns from sleep mode and resumes operation: • The ring indicator (RI) is signaled by a serial device or a PC Card device. • The time set on the resume timer elapses. Note: The computer does not accept any input immediately after it enters sleep mode. Wait a few seconds before taking any action to reenter operation mode. Hibernation mode In hibernation mode, the following occurs: 40 Hardware Maintenance Manual