IBM THINKPAD L460 - Screen Blank Mode (for the Windows 7 Operating System Only); Sleep Mode; Hibernation Mode

Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)
Ifthetimesetonthe“Turnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickthebatterystatusindicatoronthetaskbar.
2.SelectPoweroffdisplay.
Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.
Sleepmode
Whenthecomputerenterssleepmode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccursinscreen
blankmode:
•TheLCDispoweredoff.
•Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveispoweredoff.
•Themicroprocessorstops.
Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.ClickSleep
fromthemenudisplayed.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click
Power,andthenclickSleep.
Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleepmodeautomatically:
•Afteraperiodofinactivityspecifiedinpowerplansettings
•Whenthebatterypowerislow
Hibernationmode
Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:
•Thesystemstatus,randomaccessmemory(RAM),videorandomaccessmemory(VRAM),andsetup
dataarestoredontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.
•Thesystemispoweredoff.
Note:Ifthecomputerentersthehibernationmodewhileitisdockedtothedockingstationortheport
replicator,donotundockitbeforeresumingnormaloperation.Ifyoudoundockitandthentrytoresume
normaloperation,youwillgetanerrormessage,andyouwillhavetorestartthesystem.
Ifyouhavedefinedoneofthefollowingactionsastheeventthatcausesthesystemtogointohibernation
mode,performthataction.
•Closingthelid.
•Pressingthepowerbutton.
Also,thecomputergoesintohibernationmodeautomaticallyafteraperiodofinactivityspecifiedinpower
plansettings.
Whenthepoweristurnedon,thecomputerreturnsfromhibernationmodeandresumesoperation.The
hibernationfileinthebootrecordontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveisread,andsystemstatusis
restoredfromtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.
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