HP Book vt6200 manual Operating Your Computer, To turn the computer on and off

Basic Operation

Operating Your Computer

Operating Your Computer

You can start and stop your computer using its blue sleep button. However, at certain times you may want to use other methods to start or stop the computer—depending on power considerations, types of active connections, and start-up time.

To turn the computer on and off

Power mode

On mode

Power mode status light is on.

To enter this mode

Press the blue sleep button.

Standby mode	Press blue sleep button
Saves significant power.	–or–
Turns off the display and other components.	click Start, Shut Down, Standby (Windows 2000)
Maintains current session in RAM.	–or–
Restarts quickly.	click Start, Turn Off Computer, Stand By (Windows XP)
Restores network connections.	–or–
Power mode status light is blinking.	allow timeout.
Hibernate 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, Shut Down, Shut down (Windows 2000)
Saves maximum power.	–or–
Turns off without saving current session.	click Start, Turn Off Computer, Turn Off (Windows XP)
At startup, resets everything, starts a new	–or–
session, and restores network connections.	slide the power button (only if the Start menu procedure
Power mode status light is off.	doesn’t work).

To turn on: Press the blue sleep button to restart, or to resume your session from Standby or Hibernate mode.

You can also customize the way these power modes work. See “How the computer manages power automatically” on page 50.

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