Dell GX240 manual Action, Po w e r B u t t o n Fun c t i o n s f o r

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The Microsoft® Windows® 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating systems let you configure the function of the power button through the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) feature, as shown in the following table.

NOTICE: To turn off your computer, perform an orderly computer shutdown using the operating system menu when possible.

Po w e r B u t t o n Fun c t i o n s f o r W i nd o w s 9 8 S E , W i n d o w s 2 0 0 0 , a nd W i n d o w s X P w i t h A C P I

Action	Results
	Computer Turned On	Computer	Computer
	and ACPI Enabled	in Standby	Turned Off
		Mode
Press power	Computer goes into standby mode or	Computer	Boots and
button	turns off (depending on the operating	turns on	computer
	system setup)		turns on
Hold power	Computer turns off	Computer	Boots and
button		turns off	computer
for 6 seconds*			turns on

*Pressing or holding the power button to shut down the computer may result in data loss. Use the power button to shut down the computer only if the operating system is not responding.

Po w e r B u t t o n Fun c t i o n s f o r	W i nd o w s	9 8 S E , W i n d o w s 2 0 0 0 ,
a nd W i n d o w s X P w i t h A C P I D i s a b l e d

Action	Results
	Computer Turned On	Computer in	Computer
	and ACPI Disabled	Suspend Mode	Turned Off
Press power button	Computer turns off	Computer turns	Boots and
	immediately	off immediately	computer turns
			on
Hold power button	Computer turns off	Computer turns	Boots and
for 6 seconds*		off	computer turns
			on

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