Basic Operation

Default Power Settings

The following table is describing the default power setting.

Power mode

To enter this mode

Function

 

 

 

ON—Power status

Briefly press the power

Powers on the

light will turn on.

button.

notebook.

 

 

 

OFF—Power status

Select Start > Turn Off

Powers off the

light will turn off.

Computer > Turn Off. If the

notebook.

 

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

status light will blink.

Computer > Stand By.

 

-or-

 

Allow the system to time out.

Saves significant power.

Turns off the display and other components.

Maintains current session in RAM.

Restarts quickly.

Restores network connections.

Hibernation—

If the notebook is already on,

Power status light

briefly press the power

will turn off.

button.

 

-or-

 

Press Fn+F12.

 

-or-

 

Allow the system to time out.

 

 

Saves maximum power.

Saves current session to disk, then shuts down.

Restores network 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 Library CD included with your notebook.

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Compaq 319921-001 manual Default Power Settings, Following table is describing the default power setting