Contents

1 Power

Selecting a Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Standby, Hibernation and Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3 Choosing Standby, Hibernation or Shutdown . . . . . . . . . 1–4 When Resuming After a Short Interval . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4 When Resuming After a Week or More . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

When External Power Supply Is Disrupted or

Uncertain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4 When Using Infrared or Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5 Standby, Hibernation and Shutdown Procedures. . . . . . . 1–5 Identifying Power Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . 1–6 Using the Default Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8 Turning the Notebook or Display On or Off . . . . . . . 1–8 Initiating or Resuming from Hibernation . . . . . . . . . 1–9 Initiating or Resuming from Standby . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10 Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . 1–10 Setting Power Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11 Accessing Power Options Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11 Displaying Power Meter Icon on Taskbar. . . . . . . . 1–11 Setting or Changing a Power Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12 Using a Security Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12 Processor Performance Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13 Accessing Windows XP Processor Controls . . . . . . 1–13

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