Operation

This section gives an overview of the notebook’s operation.

Turning the Notebook On and Off

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

Table 1-1. Activating Power Modes

Power mode

To enter this mode

To turn on again

Display-off mode

Allow timeout.

Press any key or

(Power status LED stays green.)

 

move a pointing

Saves minimal power.

 

device to restore

Turns off display and hard disk.

 

the display (“Instant

Restarts quickly.

 

On”).

Maintains network connections.

 

 

Standby mode

Press the blue standby button

Press the blue

(Power status LED turns amber.)

–or–

standby button to

Saves significant power.

click Start, Shutdown, Standby

display your current

Turns off display, hard drive, and other

–or–

session (“Instant-

components.

allow timeout (Windows 98 only).

On”).

Maintains current session in SDRAM.

 

 

Restarts quickly.

 

 

Restores network connections.

 

 

Hibernate mode

Press Fn+F12

Press the blue

(Power status LED turns off.)

–or–

standby button to

Saves maximum power.

Click Start, Shut Down, Hibernate

restart and restore

Saves current session to disk, then shuts down.

(Windows 2000 only)

your previous

Restores network connections.

–or–

session.

 

allow timeout (Windows 98 only).

 

Shut down (off)

Click Start, Shut Down, Shut down

Press the blue

(Power status LED turns off.)

(recommended)

standby button to

Saves maximum power.

–or–

restart with a new

Turns off without saving current session.

slide the power button.

session.

At startup, resets everything, starts a new session,

 

 

and restores network connections with mini-PCI

 

 

card, and with some PCMCIA cards.

 

 

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Product Information

HP OmniBook XE3