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

 

 

 

 

Maintains current session in RAM.

 

 

(Windows XP)

 

 

 

 

Restarts quickly.

 

 

–or–

 

 

 

 

Restores network connections.

 

 

click Start > Shut Down > Standby (Windows 2000)

 

 

 

 

Power mode status light blinks.

 

 

–or–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

allow timeout.

 

 

 

 

Hibernation 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

 

 

 

 

Saves maximum power.

 

 

(Windows XP)

 

 

 

 

Turns off without saving current session.

 

 

–or–

 

 

 

 

At startup, resets everything, starts a new session, and

 

 

click Start > Shut Down > Shut down (Windows 2000)

 

 

 

 

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 Hibernation mode.

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