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2. Open the charms and select the Settings charm. (See Opening the Charms to open the charms.)
3. Select Power and Restart.
Your VAIO computer will restart.
Charge Indicator Status List
The charge indicator light
turns on or blinks differently according to conditions.
Lit in orange
The battery pack is charging. (Turns off when charging is completed.)
Blinks in orange
The battery pack is running out of power. (Normal mode)
If your VAIO computer is equipped with the power indicator, it blinks along with the charge indicator.
Blinks fast in orange
A battery error has occurred due to a failed battery pack, an unlocked battery pack (Removable battery pack
supplied models), etc.
Using Sleep Mode
In Sleep mode, you can step away from your VAIO computer while retaining the computer’s state including
data you are working on.
To activate Sleep mode
1. Open the charms and select the Settings charm. (See Opening the Charms to open the charms.)
2. Select Power and Sleep.
If your VAIO computer is equipped with the power indicator, it turns off when the computer enters Sleep
mode (with the default setting).
To return to Normal mode
1. Press the (Power) button.
Note
If you press and hold down the (Power) button for more than 4 or 10 seconds, your VAIO computer will
turn off automatically. Doing this will erase all unsaved data.
By default, your VAIO computer automatically enters Hibernate mode when the battery pack is running out
of power. However, depending on the operating conditions, the computer may fail to enter Hibernate mode.
If this occurs and the battery pack is running out of power, the computer will be turned off, resulting in loss of
unsaved data.
While the computer is running on battery power, save data frequently.
Before moving your VAIO computer, make sure that the computer is off to avoid impact or vibration to the
running hard disk drive. If the computer is equipped with the power indicator, make sure that it is completely
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