Compaq Personal Computer manual Default Power Settings, Power mode To enter this mode Function

Basic Operation

Default Power Settings

Power mode	To enter this mode	Function
ON—Power status	Briefly press the power	Powers on the notebook.
light is on.	button.
OFF—Power status	Select Start > Turn Off	Powers off the notebook.
light is off.	Computer > Turn Off. If the
	system has stopped
	responding and Windows
	shutdown procedures cannot
	be used, press and hold the
	power button for 4 seconds to
	turn off the notebook.
Standby—Power	Select Start > Turn Off	■	Saves significant
status light blinks.	Computer > Standby.		power.
	-or-	■ Turns off the display
	Allow the system to time out.
			and other
			components.
		■	Maintains current
			session in RAM.
		■	Restarts quickly.
		■	Restores network
			connections.
Hibernation—Power	If the notebook is already on,	■	Saves maximum
status light is off.	briefly press the power		power.
	button.	■	Saves current
	-or-
			session to disk, then
	Press Fn+F12.
			shuts down.
	-or-	■	Restores network
	Allow the system to time out.
			connections.

You can also customize how these power modes work. See the “Battery Packs and Power Management” chapter in the Reference Guide on the Documentation CD included with your notebook.

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