To help conserve battery power and save your documents while you away from the laptop for an extended period of time you should use the automatic hibernate capabilities of your laptop. Once you have made these changes your laptop will always go into hibernate after a set time.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 5 Minutes or Less
Here's How:
- From the Start menu open the Control Panel and go to the Power Options.
- Select the Hibernate tab and then select "Enable hibernate support" check box. Click Apply.
- Select the APM tab and then click on "Enable Advanced Power Management support". Click Apply.
- Select Power Schemes tab and decide on a time period for when your laptop will hibernate. Once your laptop has been idle the specified amount of time it will go into hibernation.
Tips:
- If you do not see the Hibernate tab, then it is not available for your laptop.
What You Need:
- Must be logged on as Administrator or have Administrator privileges.