Power-up modes, Panel power on/off, System auto off – Toshiba Qosmio G20 (PQG21) User Manual

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User’s Manual

Power

Power-up modes

The computer has the following power-up modes:

Boot: Computer shuts down without saving data. Always save your

work before you turn the computer off in boot mode.

Hibernation: Data in memory is saved to the hard disk.

Standby: Data is maintained in the computer’s main memory.

Windows utilities

You can configure various settings associated with both Standby Mode and

Hibernation Mode within TOSHIBA Power Saver.

Hot keys

You can use hot keys Fn + F3 to enter Standby mode and Fn + F4 to enter

Hibernation. Refer to Chapter 5,

The Keyboard

for details.

Panel power on/off

You can set up your computer so that power turns off automatically when

you close the display panel. When you next open the panel, power will be

turned on in both Standby Mode or Hibernation Mode but not in boot mode.

System Auto Off

This feature turns the system off automatically if it is not used for a set

duration. The system shuts down in Standby mode or Hibernation mode in

Windows.

Refer also to the sections

Turning on the power

and

Turning off the power

in Chapter 3, Getting Started.

If the panel power off function is enabled and you use Shut down

Windows, do not close the display until the shut down function is

completed.

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