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Learning the Basics
Power down options
Hibernation mode saves your current work to the hard disk.
TECHNICAL NOTE: Hibernation mode is the safest method.
If you use Hibernation and your battery dies, you will not
lose the your information.
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Click Start, Shut down, then Stand by.
Standby mode stores the current state of the computer,
including all your open files and programs, in memory until
you turn on the computer again. The computer uses power
supplied by the backup battery to store this information.
TECHNICAL NOTE: If the battery discharges fully (which will
happen if you leave the computer unplugged and in Standby
mode for over eight hours), your information will be lost. So,
you should save all your work before you turn off the power
while in Standby mode.
Using Hibernation mode
Use Hibernation mode when you don’t plan to use your computer
again in the reasonably near future, or when you want to be certain
of preserving the state of your programs and data.
Hibernation mode saves the state of your computer to the hard
disk before shutting down completely. Hibernation mode uses no
battery power to maintain the information. Information stored on
hard disk does not depend on the battery being charged.
Hibernation mode is set as the default on your computer.
To put your computer into Hibernation:
1
Open the Start menu, and click Shut Down.
2
Click Hibernate.
The computer will go into Hibernation and turn itself off.
