HP BOOK XE4500 manual Operation, Turning the Notebook On and Off, Activating Power Modes

Operation

This section gives an overview of the notebook’s operation.

Turning the Notebook On and Off

You can start and stop your notebook using its power button. However, at certain times you might want to use other methods to start or stop the notebook—depending on power considerations, types of active connections, and start-up time.

Note

This manual describes the notebook in its original factory configuration, with all settings at their default values.

Table 1-3. Activating Power Modes
Power mode	To enter this mode
On	Press the power button.
Power mode status light is on.
Standby mode	Press the power button
Saves significant power.	–or–
Turns off the display and other components.	click Start, Turn Off Computer, Stand By (Windows
Maintains current session in RAM.	XP)
Restarts quickly.	–or–
Restores network connections.	click Start, Shut Down, Standby (Windows 2000)
Power mode status light blinks.	–or–
	allow timeout.
Hibernate mode	Press Fn+F12
Saves maximum power.	–or–
Saves current session to disk, then shuts down.	click Start, Shut Down, Hibernate (Windows 2000)
Restores network connections.	–or–
Power mode status light is off.	allow timeout.
Shut down (off)	Click Start, Turn Off Computer, Turn Off (Windows
Saves maximum power.	XP)
Turns off without saving current session.	–or–
At startup, resets everything, starts a new session,	click Start, Shut Down, Shut down (Windows 2000)
and restores network connections.	–or–
Power mode status light is off.	press the power button for 4 seconds (only if the Start
	menu procedure doesn’t work).

To turn on: Press the power button to restart, or to resume your session from Standby or Hibernate mode.

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