Initiating and exiting Hibernation
Intel Rapid Start Technology (RST) is enabled at the factory. Intel RST only allows the Sleep state to
be actively selected (unless RST is disabled in Setup Utility (BIOS)). However, Hibernation is initiated
after a period of inactivity when running on battery power or on external power, or when the battery
reaches a critical battery level.
Power settings and timeouts can be changed in Windows Control Panel.
To initiate Hibernation (if Intel RST is disabled), select
Start
, click the arrow next to the Shut down
button, and then click
Hibernate
.
To exit Hibernation, briefly press the power button.
The power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen where you stopped working.
NOTE:
If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows
password before your work will return to the screen.
Setting password protection on wakeup
To set the computer to prompt for a password when the computer exits Sleep or Hibernation, follow
these steps:
1.
Select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
System and Security
>
Power Options
.
2.
In the left pane, click
Require a password on wakeup
.
3.
Click
Change Settings that are currently unavailable
.
4.
Click
Require a password (recommended)
.
NOTE:
If you need to create a user account password or change your current user account
password, click
Create or change your user account password
, and then follow the on-
screen instructions. If you do not need to create or change a user account password, go to step
5.
5.
Click
Save changes
.
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