Initiating or resuming from standby
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Initiate standby. | ● With the computer on, press fn+f5. | ● The power lights blink. | ||
| ● Select Start > Turn Off Computer > | ● | The screen clears. | |
| Stand by.* |
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| a. | Click the down arrow. |
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| b. | Select Stand by from the list. |
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| c. | Click OK. |
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Allow the system to | No action required. | ● The power lights blink. | ||
initiate standby. | ● If the computer is running on battery | ● | The screen clears. | |
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| power, the system initiates standby |
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| after 10 minutes of computer inactivity |
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| ● If the computer is plugged into |
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| external power, the system initiates |
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| standby after 25 minutes of computer |
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| inactivity (default setting). |
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| NOTE: Power settings and timeouts can |
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| Windows Control Panel. |
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Resume from user- Press the power button. | ● The power lights turn on. | |||
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initiated standby. |
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*If you have been registered to a network domain, the button you click is called Shut Down instead of Turn Off Computer.
10 Chapter 4 Power settings