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Restarting the computer, Executing Standby, Standby limitations

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Getting Started Executing Standby You can also enable Standby by pressing Fn + F3. See Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for details. You can enter standby mode in one of three ways: 1. Click start, click Turn Off Computer and click Stand by. 2. Close the display panel. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the Setup Action tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver Utility described in the Control Panel. Open Performance and Maintenance and open TOSHIBA Power Saver. 3. Press the power button. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the Setup Action tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver Utility described in the Control Panel. When you turn the power back on, you can continue where you left when you shut down the computer. ■ When the computer is shut down in Standby mode, the power indicator glows amber. ■ If you are operating the computer on battery power, you can lengthen the operating time by shutting down in hibernation mode. Standby mode consumes more power. Standby limitations Standby will not function under the following conditions: ■ Power is turned back on immediately after shutting down. ■ Memory circuits are exposed to static electricity or electrical noise. Restarting the computer Certain conditions require that you restart the computer system. For example, if: ■ You change certain computer settings. ■ An error occurs and the computer does not respond to your keyboard commands. There are three ways to reset the computer system: 1. Select Restart from the Turn Off Computer window in the start box. 2. If the computer is already on, press Ctrl + Alt + Del. 3. Press the power button to turn the computer off, then press it a second to time in order to restart. Only use step 3 if the operating system freezes or locks up due to a crash. Performing step 3 should only ever be a last resort as you will lose all unsaved data and could potentially damage critical files. TECRA A3/S2 3-11

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TECRA A3/S2
3-11
Getting Started
Executing Standby
You can enter standby mode in one of three ways:
1.
Click
start
, click
Turn Off Computer
and click
Stand by
.
2.
Close the display panel. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the
Setup
Action
tab in
TOSHIBA Power Saver Utility
described in the Control
Panel.
Open
Performance and Maintenance
and open
TOSHIBA Power
Saver
.
3.
Press the power button. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the
Setup
Action
tab in
TOSHIBA Power Saver Utility
described in the Control
Panel.
When you turn the power back on, you can continue where you left when
you shut down the computer.
Standby limitations
Standby will not function under the following conditions:
■
Power is turned back on immediately after shutting down.
■
Memory circuits are exposed to static electricity or electrical noise.
Restarting the computer
Certain conditions require that you restart the computer system.
For example, if:
■
You change certain computer settings.
■
An error occurs and the computer does not respond to your keyboard
commands.
There are three ways to reset the computer system:
1.
Select
Restart
from the
Turn Off Computer
window in the
start
box.
2.
If the computer is already on, press
Ctrl + Alt + Del
.
3.
Press the power button to turn the computer off, then press it a second
to time in order to restart.
You can also enable Standby by pressing
Fn + F3
. See Chapter 5,
The
Keyboard
, for details.
■
When the computer is shut down in Standby mode, the power indicator
glows amber.
■
If you are operating the computer on battery power, you can lengthen
the operating time by shutting down in hibernation mode. Standby mode
consumes more power.
Only use step 3 if the operating system freezes or locks up due to a crash.
Performing step 3 should only ever be a last resort as you will lose all
unsaved data and could potentially damage critical files.