8Standby or Hibernation FunctionsThe standby or hibernation functions allow you to shut off the computer without closing programs and documents. You canquickly return to the programs and documents that you were working on before standby or hibernation.1 Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power Options] -[Advanced].2 Select [Stand by] or [Hibernate] for [When I close the lid of my portable computer] / [WhenI press the power button on my computer], and then click [OK].NOTEz You do not need to make the setting if you use the Windows menu to enter standby or hibernation.z Connect the AC adaptor if the computer will be in standby mode for a long period of time. If you cannot use the AC adap-tor, use hibernation instead.z Using standby or hibernation repeatedly may cause malfunction of the computer. To stabilize computer operation, restartWindows regularly (about once a week) without using standby or hibernation.z Save the necessary data.z Close files you have opened from removable disks and network drives.z The password you set in the Setup Utility is not requested at resuming. You can use the Windows password for security instandby or hibernation.A Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [User Accounts], and select the account.B Click [Create a password] and set the password.C Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power Options] - [Advanced], and add thecheck mark in [Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby].z Do not enter standby or hibernation in the following conditions, otherwise the data or file may be corrupted, standby orhibernation may not work, or malfunction may occur in the computer or the peripheral devices.Function Data is saved to Recovery time Power supplyStandby Memory Short Required. (If power is not supplied, all data will be lost.)Hibernation Hard disk Rather long Not required. (However power is slightly consumed tokeep the hibernation.)Setting Standby or HibernationPrecautions