44Sleep/Standby or Hibernation Functions1 Click [Start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power Options] -[Advanced].2 Click [Stand by] or [Hibernate] for [When I close the lid of my portable computer:] / [WhenI press the power button on my computer:], and then select [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 sleep/ standby for a long period of time. If youcannot use the AC adaptor, use hibernation instead.z• When carrying your computer, turn the computer off without using the standby or hibernation function. When thecomputer has been in standby for a specific period of time and the computer automatically enters hibernation dependingon the setting, the computer will turn itself on temporarily. (In the default setting, [System hibernates] is set to [Never].)z Using sleep/ standby or hibernation repeatedly may cause malfunction of the computer. To stabilizecomputer operation, restart Windows regularly (about once a week) without using sleep/ standbyor 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 insleep/ standby or hibernation.In the default setting, the Windows password will be requested to resume.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 sleep/ standby or hibernation in the conditions below, otherwise the data or file maybe corrupted, sleep or hibernation may not work, or malfunction may occur in the computer or the peripheral devices.• When any of the hard disk drive indicator and the SD Memory Card indicator is on (accessing drive or card).PrecautionsWindows XPWindows 7 Windows XPWindows XPWindows 7 Windows XPWindows 7 Windows XPWindows 7 Windows XPWindows 7Windows XPWindows 7 Windows XP