Power
Initiating or Resuming from Standby
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Initiate standby. | With the computer on, use any of | ■ Power lights blink. |
| the following procedures: | ■ Screen clears. |
| ■ Press the fn+f5 hotkey. | |
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| ■ Close the computer. |
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| ■ Select Start > Turn Off |
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| Computer > Stand by. |
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| In Windows XP Professional, |
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| if Stand by is not displayed: |
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| 1. Press the down arrow. |
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| 2. Select Stand by from the |
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| 3. Click OK. |
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Allow the system | No action is required. The system | ■ Power lights blink. |
to initiate | initiates standby | ■ Screen is cleared. |
standby. |
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■ After 10 minutes of inactivity |
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| while running on battery power. |
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| ■ After 25 minutes of inactivity |
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| while running on external power. |
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Resume from | Press the power button.* | ■ Power lights are |
standby. |
| turned on. |
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| ■ Your work returns |
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| to the screen. |
*Depending on your computer configuration, you may also be able to resume from standby by moving or activating a control on an optional mouse or by opening the display if the computer was closed while in standby.
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