withinseconds.Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,pressFn+F4.Toreturnfromsleepmode,press
thepowerbuttonorFnkey.
Dependingonthecomputermodel,yourcomputermightsupportthe30DayStandbyfunction.Whenthis
functionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesevenlesspowerinsleepmodeandtakesonlyseconds
toresumenormaloperationwhenyoupressthepowerbutton.Toenablethe30DayStandbyfunction,
dothefollowing:
1.StartthePowerManagerprogramandswitchtotheadvancedview.
2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstabandselectEnable30DayStandby.
3.ClickApply.
The30DayStandbyfunctionwilltakeeffectthenexttimeyoustartyourcomputer.
•Hibernation
Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavinglesorexitingfromany
applicationsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernation,allopenapplications,folders,and
lesaresavedtotheharddisk,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.
Toenterhibernation,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart.
2.ClickthetrianglemarkontherightsideoftheShutdownicon;thenselectHibernate.
Toresumeyoursession,pressthepowerbuttonfornomorethanfourseconds.
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetooth,WAN,orwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.This
willhelpconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressFn+F5.
Enablingthewakeupfunction
Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmode,andthewakeupfunctionisdisabled(thisisthedefault
setting),thecomputerdoesnotconsumeanypower.Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,itconsumesa
smallamountofpower.
Toenablethefunction,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity.
2.ClickAdministrativeTools.
3.Double-clickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type
thepasswordorprovideconrmation.
4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewakeupfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.
5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.
6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.
Enablingthebatteryalarm
Youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfallsbelowacertainlevel,threeevents
occur:thealarmgoesoff,amessageisdisplayed,andtheLCDisturnedoff.
Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:
1.LaunchPowerManageprogramr.
2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.
3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset
theaction.
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