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Standby and Hibernation Functions
In standby or hibernation
 Do not attach or remove a peripheral device. Doing so may cause malfunction.
 Power is consumed in standby mode. Power consumption may increase when a PC Card is inserted. When power is 
exhausted, the data retained in memory will be lost. Connect the AC adaptor when using the standby function.
 To resume from standby or hibernation
1 Open the display, or slide the power switch (A).
 When [Stand by] or [Hibernate] is selected as the setting for [When I close the 
lid of my portable computer] ( page 16), you can resume operation opening 
the display. Note however opening the display does not work in the Tablet 
mode. 
CAUTION
 Do not perform the following operations until resuming is complete. After the display has resumed, wait approximately 
30 seconds (normally) or 60 seconds (when the computer is on a network).
• Touch the keyboard (except for password input), touch pad, touchscreen (only for model with touchscreen), dual 
touch (only for model with dual touch), tablet buttons, or power switch.
• Use an external mouse or other peripheral device.
• Connect or disconnect the AC adaptor.
• Close or open the display.
• Shut down or restart Windows.
• Enter standby or hibernation.