Friday, March 28, 2008

3 Methods of Putting Your Laptop into Standby mode

When using Standby mode it is important to remember that you must save your work before using Standby. Standby mode does not save work to the hard drive.
There are three options to use for setting Standby on your laptop. Your decision on which method to use will be based on how often you plan to use Standby. Closing the Lid and Using the Power Button are both methods that stay until you change the settings again. Selecting Standby from the ShutDown menu is a when you need it option.

Closing the Lid


Start Control Panel
Dobule-click Power Options
Select the Advanced Tab in the Power Options Properties
Select Standby in the When I close the lid of my portable computer.
Click OK or Apply and then close the lid of your laptop.
Using the Power Button


Start Control Panel
Double-click Power Options
Select the Advanced tab
Select Standby in the When I press the power button on my computer.
Click OK or Apply and then press the Power button.
Note: Clicking OK will save new settings and closes the dialog box. Clicking Apply will save new settings but not close the dialog box