Toshiba Portege A600 - Manual (Page 29)

User’s Manual 1-9
Getting Started
Benefits of Sleep Mode
The Sleep Mode feature provides the following benefits:
■ Restores the previous working environment more rapidly than does the
Hibernation Mode feature.
■ Saves power by shutting down the system when the computer receives
no input or hardware access for the time period set by the System
Sleep Mode feature.
■ Allows the use of the panel power off feature.
Executing Sleep Mode
You can enter Sleep Mode in one of three ways:
■ Click Start, point to the arrow button ( ) and then
select Sleep from the menu.
■ Close the display panel. Please note that this feature must be enabled
within the Power Options (to access it, click Start  Control Panel 
System and Security  Power Options).
■ Press the power button. Please note that this feature must be enabled
within the Power Options (to access it, click Start  Control Panel 
System and Security  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 access it,
Start  Control Panel  System and Security  Power Options).
■ To restore the operation of the computer from Sleep Mode, press and
hold the power button or any key on the keyboard for a short amount of
time. Please note that keyboard keys can only be used if the Wake-up
on Keyboard option is enabled within the HW Setup utility.
■ If the computer enters Sleep Mode while a network application is
active, the application might not be restored when the computer is next
turned on and the system returns from Sleep Mode.
■ To prevent the computer from automatically entering Sleep Mode,
disable Sleep Mode within the Power Options (to access it, Start 
Control Panel  System and Security  Power Options).
■ To use the Hybrid Sleep function, configure it in the Power Options.
You can also enable Sleep Mode by pressing FN + F3 - please refer to
Chapter 5, , for further details.
■ When the computer is in Sleep Mode, the Power indicator will blink
orange.
■ If you are operating the computer on battery power, you can lengthen
the overall operating time by turning it off into Hibernation Mode -
Sleep Mode will consume more power while the computer is off.