Sony
Notebook U
s
er Guide
Using your notebook
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To return to Normal mode, proceed as follows:
Press any key.
✍
If you press the power button for more than four seconds, the computer will switch off automatically.
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
uses more power than
Hibernate
.
If you do not use your computer for 25 minutes while on AC power, it will enter
Standby
mode. When
running on batteries, the computer will enter
Standby
mode after 5 minutes when left unused. As a result,
if you are using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, the operation will be interrupted. To avoid this, you can change
the settings either in PowerPanel (right-click on the
PowerPanel
icon and select
Edit/Create Profile
) or in
the
Control Panel
. Please note that your
Control Panel
settings are valid only until the next reboot.
Using Hibernate mode
The state of the system is saved on the hard disk and power is turned off. The power indicator light is off in
this mode.
To activate Hibernate mode, proceed as follows:
Press
<Fn>
+
<F12>
.
The
Hibernating
screen appears and the notebooks enters Hibernate mode.
Alternatively,
Click
Start
, and then Turn Off Computer.
In the
Turn off computer
screen, hold down the
<Shift>
-key and press
Hibernate
.
To return to Normal mode, proceed as follows:
Turn on the computer by pressing the power button.
The computer returns to its previous state.
