Okay, let's see if I got this right? I can leave the cover open all the time? What if I want to use it for a half hour, not use it, then come back. Is there a power saver button for hibernating, or do I just close the cover, and then come back in one half hour, open the cover and it will come back on. I've done that.

I understand what you said about the power surge suppressor. At bedtime, I need to completely shut down the laptop, don't need to close cover, then, if I want to, I can turn off surge suppressor, right?

But I just need to know how to put it in hibernation mode without closing cover. I don't want to open and close this thing all day long.

So is there a way to use the laptop, keep cover open, and then press something which will put it in hibernation mode, and then when I come back, in one hour or so, then I press another button TO WAKE IT UP??

Or is this not done with laptops:?

Thanks much for all your help. Mel