ThinkPad E560 - Power Management; Screen Blank Mode (for the Windows 7 Operating System Only); Sleep Mode; Hibernation Mode

8.PressFn+F10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theuserharddiskpasswordand
themasterharddiskpasswordhavebeenremoved.
Powermanagement
Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep,
andhibernation.
Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)
Ifthetimesetonthe“Turnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickthebatterygaugeinthetaskbar.
2.SelectPoweroffdisplay(keepcurrentpowerplan).
Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.
Sleepmode
Whenthecomputerenterssleepmode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccursinscreen
blankmode:
•TheLCDispoweredoff.
•Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveispoweredoff.
•Themicroprocessorstops.
Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.ClickSleep
fromthemenudisplayed.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickSleep.
Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleepmodeautomatically:
•Afteraperiodofinactivityspecifiedinpowerplansettings
•Whenthebatterypowerislow
Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleepmodeandresumeoperation,dooneofthefollowing:
•Pressanykey.
•OpentheLCDcover.
•Turnonthepowerbutton.
Also,ineitherofthefollowingevents,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleepmodeandresumes
operation:
•Theringindicator(RI)issignaledbyaserialdeviceoraPCCarddevice.
•Thetimesetontheresumetimerelapses.
Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleepmode.Waitafew
secondsbeforetakinganyactiontoreenteroperationmode.
Hibernationmode
Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:
•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.
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