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Using Standby Mode

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nN 95 Customizing Your VAIO Computer Using Standby Mode Standby mode turns off the LCD screen and sets the hard disk and the CPU to a low power consumption mode. The umber power light flashes in this mode. To activate Standby mode 1 Click Start and then Turn Off Computer. 2 Click Stand By. ✍ Alternatively, you can press the Standby button on the keyboard to put your computer in Standby mode. To return to Normal mode Press any key. ✍ If you press the power button for more than four seconds, the computer will switch off automatically. You will lose any unsaved data. When the computer is in Standby mode, you cannot insert a disc. The computer comes out of Standby mode quicker than out of Hibernate mode. Standby mode uses more power than Hibernate mode. If the computer is not used for more than 20 minutes, it will enter Standby mode. To avoid this, you can change the Standby mode settings.

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Customizing Your VAIO Computer
Using Standby Mode
Standby mode turns off the LCD screen and sets the hard disk and the CPU to a low power consumption mode. The umber power
light flashes in this mode.
To activate Standby mode
1
Click
Start
and then
Turn Off Computer
.
2
Click
Stand By
.
✍
Alternatively, you can press the
Standby
button on the keyboard to put your computer in
Standby
mode.
To return to Normal mode
Press any key.
✍
If you press the power button for more than four seconds, the computer will switch off automatically. You will lose any unsaved data.
When the computer is in
Standby
mode, you cannot insert a disc.
The computer comes out of
Standby
mode quicker than out of
Hibernate
mode.
Standby
mode uses more power than
Hibernate
mode.
If the computer is not used for more than 20 minutes, it will enter
Standby
mode. To avoid this, you can change the
Standby
mode settings.