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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 [Windows]+[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.
• IF RUNNING YOUR TABLET ON BATTERY POWER, BE AWARE THAT THE BATTERY CONTINUES TO DISCHARGE WHILE YOUR TABLET IS IN SLEEP MODE,
THOUGH NOT AS QUICKLY AS WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL.
• DISABLING THE POWER/SUSPEND/RESUME SWITCH PREVENTS IT FROM BEING USED TO PUT THE TABLET INTO SLEEP OR HIBERNATION MODE. THE
BUTTON RESUME FUNCTION CANNOT BE DISABLED.
• IF YOUR TABLET IS ACTIVELY ACCESSING INFORMATION WHEN YOU ENTER THE SLEEP OR HIBERNATION MODE, CHANGES TO OPEN FILES ARE NOT
LOST. THE FILES ARE LEFT OPEN AND MEMORY IS KEPT ACTIVE DURING SLEEP MODE OR THE MEMORY IS TRANSFERRED TO THE INTERNAL HARD
DRIVE DURING HIBERNATION MODE.
• THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF USING HIBERNATION IS THAT POWER IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN YOUR DATA. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IF
YOU WILL BE LEAVING YOUR TABLET IN A SUSPENDED STATE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DRAWBACK OF USING HIBERNATION MODE
IS THAT IT LENGTHENS THE POWER DOWN AND POWER UP SEQUENCES AND RESETS PERIPHERAL DEVICES.