Dell Latitude D530 (Early 2008): Hibernate Mode

Hibernate Mode: Dell Latitude D530 (Early 2008)

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Depending on how you set the power management options in the Power

Options Properties window or the QuickSet Power Management Wizard, you

may also use one of the following methods:

Press the power button.

Close the display.

Press <Fn><Esc>.

To exit standby or sleep mode, press the power button or open the display,

depending on how you set the power management options. You cannot make

the computer exit standby or sleep mode by pressing a key or touching the

touch pad.

Hibernate Mode

Hibernate mode conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on

the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. When the

computer exits hibernate mode, it returns to the same operating state it was

in before entering hibernate mode.

NOTICE: You cannot remove devices or undock your computer while your

computer is in hibernate mode.

Your computer enters hibernate mode if the battery charge level becomes

critically low.

To manually enter hibernate mode in Windows XP, click the Start button,

click Turn off computer, press and hold <Shift>, and then click Hibernate.

To manually enter hibernate mode in Windows Vista, click the Windows

Vista Start button , and then click Hibernate.

Depending on how you set the power management options in the Power

Options Properties window or the QuickSet Power Management Wizard, you

may also use one of the following methods to enter hibernate mode:

Press the power button.

Close the display.

Press <Fn><Esc>.

NOTE: Some PC Cards or Express Cards may not operate correctly after the

computer exits hibernate mode. Remove and reinsert the card, or simply restart

(reboot) your computer.

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