Standby mode also allows faxes to come through to the PC, and it enables the PC to automatically retrieve e-mail messages and download information from the Internet, if you have programmed the PC to do so.

To manually put the PC in standby:

1Press the Standby button on the keyboard. The screen goes dark, and the PC goes into standby mode.

2 When you want to use the PC again, press a key on the keyboard, or press the Standby button. The screen display reappears just as you left it.

Another way to manually put the PC into standby is to:

1Click Start on the taskbar.

2Click Turn Off Computer.3Click Stand By.

If the PC does not work properly when you wake it from standby, reset the PC: press and hold the On button on the front of the PC for approximately 5 seconds until the system turns off. Then turn the PC back on.

Note: Using the On button to reset the system is not recommended and should be used only as a last resort.

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