Power Conservation Key Combinations
NOTE: On an external keyboard, use <Scroll Lock> with the appropriate keys if the
External Hot-Key option is enabled in the system setup program.
Use the key combinations in Table 3 to activate or turn off the computer's power conservation
features.
Table 3. Power Conservation Key Combinations
Key Combinations Function
<Fn><F1> Turns off the display
<Fn><F3> Displays the battery status icon
<Fn><Esc> Activates suspend or standby mode
<Fn><a>* or
<Fn><q>* on French keyboards Activates suspend-to-disk (S2D)
mode
* This key combination does not function under an operating system with the Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), such as Microsoft® Windows® 98.
Speaker Key Combinations
NOTE: On an external keyboard, use <Scroll Lock> with the appropriate keys if the
External Hot-Key option is enabled in the system setup program.
Use the key combinations in Table 4 to adjust the computer's speaker volume and to enable
and disable the speakers.
Table 4. Speaker Key Combinations
Key Combinations Function
<Fn><F5>*Increases the volume of the
integrated speaker and the external
speakers, if attached
<Fn><F6>*Decreases the volume of the
integrated speaker and the external
speakers, if attached
* This key combination does not function under an operating system with ACPI, such as
Windows 98.
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