Toshiba SATELLITE U500 - Manual (Page 57)

User’s Manual 3-7
Satellite U500/U500D, Satellite Pro U500/U500D
Benefits of Sleep Mode
The Sleep Mode feature provides the following benefits:
■ Restores the previous working environment more rapidly than does
Hibernation Mode.
■ Saves power by shutting down the system when the computer receives
no input or hardware access for the duration set by the System Sleep
Mode feature.
■ You can use the panel power off feature.
Entering Sleep Mode
You can enter Sleep Mode in one of three ways:
■ Click Start then click the power button ( ) located in the power
management buttons ( ).
■ Please note that this feature must be enabled within the Power Options
(to access it, click -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance
-> Power Options).
■ Click , click power button located in the power management
buttons , or click arrow button and select Sleep from
the menu.
■ Close the display panel. This feature must be enabled. Please refer to
the Power Options (to access it, click -> Control Panel -> System
and Maintenance -> Power Options).
When you turn the power back on, you can continue where you left when
you shut down the computer.
■ When the AC adaptor is connected, the computer will go into Sleep
Mode according to the settings in the Power Options.
■ To restore operation from Sleep Mode, press the power button or press
any key. The latter action works only if Wake-up on Keyboard is
enabled in HW Setup.
■ If the computer automatically enters Sleep Mode while a network
application is active, the application might not be restored when the
computer wakes up from Sleep Mode.
■ To prevent the computer from automatically entering Sleep Mode,
disable Sleep Mode in the Power Options. That action, however, will
nullify the computer’s Energy Star compliance.
■ Before entering Sleep Mode, be sure to save your data.
■ Do not install or remove a memory module while the computer is in
Sleep Mode. The computer or the module could be damaged.
■ Do not remove the battery pack while the computer is in Sleep Mode
(unless the computer is connected to an AC power source). Data in
memory will be lost.