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- Power Management
Your Hybrid Tablet’s system memory typically stores the file on which you are working, open application information,
and any other data required to support operations in progress. When you resume operation from Sleep mode, your
tablet will return to the point where it left off. You must use the Power/Suspend/Resume switch to resume operation,
and there must be an adequate power source available, or your Hybrid Tablet will not resume.
Hibernation Feature
The Hibernation feature saves the contents of your Hybrid Tablet’s system memory to the hard drive as a part of the
Suspend/Resume mode. Hibernation is enabled by default.
Defining Power Button Action
To determine what occurs when the power button is pressed, follow these steps:
1
From the Modern Start screen, press [W[X]. Select Control Panel from the menu, then select Power
Options.
2
Select “Choose what the power button does”, then make your selections (Do Nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut
Down).
Windows Power Management
The Power Options icon located in the Windows Control Panel allows you to configure some of the power
management settings. For example, you can use the Power Options to set the timeout values for turning off the
display and hard disks whether you are running the Hybrid Tablet on battery power or one of the adapters.
•
I
F
RUNNING
YOUR
TABLET
ON
BATTERY
POWER
,
BE
AWARE
THAT
THE
BATTERY
CONTINUES
TO
DISCHARGE
WHILE
YOUR
TABLET
IS
IN
S
LEEP
MODE
,
THOUGH
NOT
AS
QUICKLY
AS
WHEN
FULLY
OPERATIONAL
.
•
D
ISABLING
THE
P
OWER
/S
USPEND
/R
ESUME
SWITCH
PREVENTS
IT
FROM
BEING
USED
TO
PUT
THE
TABLET
INTO
S
LEEP
OR
H
IBERNATION
MODE
. T
HE
BUTTON
RESUME
FUNCTION
CANNOT
BE
DISABLED
.
•
I
F
YOUR
TABLET
IS
ACTIVELY
ACCESSING
INFORMATION
WHEN
YOU
ENTER
THE
S
LEEP
OR
H
IBERNATION
MODE
,
CHANGES
TO
OPEN
FILES
ARE
NOT
LOST
. T
HE
FILES
ARE
LEFT
OPEN
AND
MEMORY
IS
KEPT
ACTIVE
DURING
S
LEEP
MODE
OR
THE
MEMORY
IS
TRANSFERRED
TO
THE
INTERNAL
HARD
DRIVE
DURING
H
IBERNATION
MODE
.
•
T
HE
MAIN
ADVANTAGE
OF
USING
H
IBERNATION
IS
THAT
POWER
IS
NOT
REQUIRED
TO
MAINTAIN
YOUR
DATA
. T
HIS
IS
PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT
IF
YOU
WILL
BE
LEAVING
YOUR
TABLET
IN
A
SUSPENDED
STATE
FOR
A
PROLONGED
PERIOD
OF
TIME
. T
HE
DRAWBACK
OF
USING
H
IBERNATION
MODE
IS
THAT
IT
LENGTHENS
THE
POWER
DOWN
AND
POWER
UP
SEQUENCES
AND
RESETS
PERIPHERAL
DEVICES
.
