User Manual

Manually initiating and exiting Sleep
You can initiate Sleep in any of the following ways:
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Close the display.
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Select Start, click the arrow next to the Shut down button, and then click Sleep.
To exit Sleep:
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Briefly press the power button.
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If the display is closed, open the display.
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Press a key on the keyboard.
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Tap or swipe the touchpad.
When the computer exits Sleep, the power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen.
NOTE: If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows password
before the computer will return to the screen.
Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select models only)
You can enable user-initiated Hibernation and change other power settings and timeouts using Power
Options.
1. From the Windows desktop, select Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Power Options.
2. In the left pane, click Choose what the power button does.
3. Click Change Settings that are currently unavailable.
4. In the When I press the power button area, select Hibernate.
5. Click Save changes.
When the computer exits Hibernation, the power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen.
NOTE: If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows password
before your work will return to the screen.
Setting password protection on wakeup
To set the computer to prompt for a password when the computer exits Sleep or Hibernation, follow these
steps:
1. From the Windows desktop, select Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Power Options.
2. In the left pane, click Require a password on wakeup.
3. Click Change Settings that are currently unavailable.
4. Click Require a password (recommended).
NOTE: If you need to create a user account password or change your current user account password,
click Create or change your user account password, and then follow the on-screen instructions. If you
do not need to create or change a user account password, go to step 5.
5. Click Save changes.
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