Sony V
A
IO
Desktop User
Guide
Using your VAIO desktop
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To activate
Hibernate
mode manually, use one of these two methods:
Use the Windows
®
taskbar:
1
Save your work.
2
From the
Start
menu on the Windows
®
taskbar, select
Turn Off Computer.
Alternatively, press
<Alt>
+
<F4>
until the
Turn Off Computer
screen is displayed.
3
In the
Turn Off Computer
screen, hold down the
<Shift>
key to reveal the
Hibernate
button.
4
Click
Hibernate
.
The computer goes into
Hibernate
mode, the computer turns off.
Use the power button:
❑
Quickly press the power button on the front of the main unit.
The computer goes into
Hibernate
mode, the computer turns off.
To return to
Normal
mode, quickly press the power button on your computer.
Operation returns to the same state as before.
✍
You can leave Windows
®
running when using
Hibernate
.
If you press the power button for more than four seconds, the computer will switch off completely.
When the computer is in
Hibernate
mode, you cannot insert a disc.
Hibernate
uses less power than
Standby
.
Hibernate
requires more time than
Standby
.