Batteries and Power Management Managing Power Consumption To manage power manually In addition to allowing the computer to enter its power-saving modes automatically, you can also put it into any of the following three modes whenever you need to. Reference Guide 53 Power mode Does this… Use when… To enter this mode… Standby Maintains your current session in RAM, and turns off the display and other components. You will be away from your computer for a short time. Press blue sleep button –or– click Start, Shut Down, Standby (Windows 98 or 2000) –or– click Start, Turn Off Computer, Stand By (Windows XP). Hibernate Saves the current session to disk, then shuts down.
Provides maximum power savings while still allowing you to recover the current session. You will be away from your computer for several hours, but want to continue your session. Press Fn+F12 –or– click Start, Shut Down, Hibernate (Windows 2000) –or– click Start, Hibernate (Windows 98). Off Turns off your computer, providing maximum power savings. The current session will not be saved, and any unsaved data will be lost. You’re done with your work. Click Start, Shut Down, Shut down (Windows 98 or 2000) –or– click Start, Turn Off Computer, Turn Off (Windows XP) –or– slide the power button (only if the Start menu procedure doesn’t work).