www.gateway.com215 To open the main menu, click (Start). From thatmenu, you can run programs and search for files. Formore information on using Windows, see “UsingWindows” and “Customizing Windows” in your onlineUser Guide.Waking up your notebookWhen you have not used your notebook for several minutes orif you close the LCD panel without turning off your notebook,it may enter a power-saving mode called Sleep. While in Sleepmode, the power indicator flashes. If your notebook is in Sleepmode, press the power button to “wake” it up.Turning off your notebookPutting your notebook into Sleep mode is the easiest way topower down your notebook. Although it does not turn yournotebook completely off, it turns off or slows down mostsystem operations to save power. Sleep mode saves yourdesktop layout so the next time you restore power, theprograms are laid out just as you left them. Waking yournotebook from a Sleep state is much faster than turning onyour notebook after it has been turned completely off.Hibernate mode is an alternative to Sleep mode. In Hibernatemode, your notebook is turned completely off. When you wakeyour notebook from Hibernate mode, however, the programsthat were running when your notebook entered Hibernatemode are running just as you left them.To put your notebook to sleep:• Click (Start), then click (power). The notebooksaves your session and partially shuts down to savepower.-OR-Press F N+F3.TipFor more information about Sleep mode, see “Changing power modes” onpage 62.TipYou can change the Sleep mode from the standard Sleep mode (default)to Hybrid Sleep. For more information about Sleep mode, see “Changing powermodes” on page 62.
