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Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffthepowertothedisplayandmake
thecomputerenterscreen-blankmode,right-clickthebatterygaugeiconintheWindowsnotiļ¬cation
areaandthenselectPoweroffdisplay.
ā¢Sleepmode
Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthentheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveand
thecomputerdisplayareturnedoff.Whenyourcomputerresumestonormaloperation,yourworkis
restoredwithinseconds.
Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:
āForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click
Sleepfromthemenudisplayed.
āForWindows8.1:GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey
,clickthepowericon
,thenclickSleep.
āForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickSleep.
ā¢Hibernationmode
Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavingļ¬lesorexitingfromany
programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernationmode,allopenprograms,folders,and
ļ¬lesaresavedtotheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changeyourpowerplansettingsbydoingthefollowing:
āForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.Click
Hibernatefromthemenudisplayed.
āForWindows8.1andWindows10:Deļ¬newhatthepowerbuttondoesļ¬rst,thenpressthepower
buttontoputthecomputerintohibernationmode.
Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctiondisabled,thecomputerdoes
notconsumeanypower.Thewake-upfunctionisdisabledbydefault.Ifyouputyourcomputerinto
hibernationmodewiththewake-upfunctionenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.
Toenablethewake-upfunction,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurityāAdministrativeT ools.
2.Double-clickTaskScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconļ¬rmation,
typethepasswordorprovideconļ¬rmation.
3.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewake-upfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.
4.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.
5.InthePowerarea,selectWakethecomputertorunthistask.
ā¢Wirelessoff
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwireless-LAN,turnthemoff.This
helpsconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressthewireless-radioscontrolkey.
Maximizingthebatterylife
Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:
ā¢Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted.
ā¢Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Youcanseewhetherthebatteryisfullychargedfromthe
battery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiļ¬cationarea.
ā¢Takeconsiderationofusingpower-savingmodes,suchassleepmodeandhibernationmode.
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