Turning the OmniBook On and Off

∙On. Press the blue power button to turn on the OmniBook.

∙Standby. The display turns off automatically if the computer is inactive for about 2 minutes.

∙Suspend. Click Start, Suspend (Windows 95) or press the blue power button briefly (about 1 second) to suspend activity when the OmniBook is on. When you turn on the computer, it resumes your previous work session.

Closing the lid (for more than 2 seconds) also suspends the computer.

∙Hibernate. Press Fn+F12. This is like Off, except that your current work session is first saved to disk. When you turn on the computer, it reboots and restores your previous session.

∙Off. Click Start, Shut Down. If the OmniBook does not respond, press and hold the blue power button until the display shuts down. When you turn on the computer, it reboots. Unsaved data is lost.

Table 1-3. Activating Power Modes

Power Mode

Standby

Reduced-power/stopped state. Display is off. Everything is in a reduced-power state. Network devices are maintained. Your current work session continues at turn-on (any key or pointer action).

To Enter Mode

Press Fn+S –or–

allow time-out.

To Turn Back On

Press any key or move a pointing device to display the current session ("Instant-On").

Suspend

Low-power/stopped state. Lower power state than Standby. Everything is off or in a low-power state. Network devices are off. Your previous work session resumes at turn-on. For plug-and-play operating systems, network connections resume at turn-on.

Press blue power button for

Press blue power

about 1 second

button to display the

–or–

current session

close the lid*

("Instant-On").

–or–

 

click Start, Suspend (Windows

 

95)

 

–or–

 

allow time-out.

 

Hibernate

No-power/stopped state. Session is saved on the hard disk. Everything is shut down. Computer reboots at turn-on and restores previous session and network connections (if plug-and-play).

Off

No-power/stopped state. Everything is shut down (battery continues charging if ac adapter is connected). Computer reboots at turn-on and restores network connections.

Press Fn+F12 –or–

allow time-out.

Click Start, Shut Down –or–

Press and hold the blue power button until the display shuts down.

Press blue power button to restart and restore the previous session.

Press blue power button to restart with a new session.

*Does not suspend if Video Display Device set to Both in BIOS Setup.

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Product Information

HP OmniBook 4100