Basic Operation
Default Power Settings
Power mode | To enter this mode | Function | |
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Briefly press the power | Powers on the notebook. | ||
light is on. | button. |
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Select Start > Turn Off | Powers off the notebook. | ||
light is off. | Computer > Turn Off. If the |
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| system has stopped |
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| responding and Windows |
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| shutdown procedures cannot |
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| power button for 4 seconds to |
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| turn off the notebook. |
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Select Start > Turn Off | ■ | Saves significant | |
status light blinks. | Computer > Standby. |
| power. |
| ■ Turns off the display | ||
| Allow the system to time out. | ||
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| components. |
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| ■ | Maintains current |
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| session in RAM. |
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| ■ | Restarts quickly. |
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| ■ | Restores network |
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| connections. |
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If the notebook is already on, | ■ | Saves maximum | |
status light is off. | briefly press the power |
| power. |
| button. | ■ | Saves current |
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| session to disk, then | |
| Press Fn+F12. |
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| shuts down. | |
| ■ | Restores network | |
| Allow the system to time out. | ||
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| connections. | |
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You can also customize how these power modes work. See the “Battery Packs and Power Management” chapter in the Reference Guide on the Documentation CD included with your notebook.
Startup Guide |