Restarting the computer, Restarting the computer -7 – Toshiba Computer L300 User Manual

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User’s Manual

3-7

L300/L300D series

Executing sleep mode

You can enter sleep mode in one of three ways:

1. Click Windows Start button, point to

, and then click Sleep.

2. Close the display panel. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the

Power Options in the Control Panel.

3. Press the power button. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the

Power Option in the Control Panel.

When you turn the power back on, you can continue where you left when

you shut down the computer.

Sleep mode limitations

Sleep mode will not function under the following conditions:

Power is turned back on immediately after shutting down.

Memory circuits are exposed to static electricity or electrical noise.

Restarting the computer

Certain conditions require that you reset the computer, for example, if:

You change certain computer settings.

An error occurs and the computer does not respond to your keyboard

commands.

If you need to restart the computer, there are three ways this can be

achieved:

1. Click Start then click the arrow button (

) in the power

management buttons (

) and select Restart from the

menu.

2. Press CTRL, ALT and DEL simultaneously (once) to display the

menu window, then click the arrow button in the lower right corner of

the screen, then select Restart.

3. Press the power button and hold it down for five seconds. Once the

computer has turned itself off, wait between ten and fifteen seconds

before turning the power on again by pressing the power button.

You can also enable sleep mode by pressing FN + F3. See Chapter 5,

The

Keyboard

,

for details.

When the computer is shut down in sleep mode, the power indicator

glows orange.

If you are operating the computer on battery power, you can lengthen

the operating time by shutting down in hibernation mode. Sleep mode

consumes more power.

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