Operation

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

Turning the Notebook On and Off

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

NOTE: This manual describes the notebook in its original factory configuration, with all settings at their default values.

 

Table 1-2. Activating Power Modes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power mode

 

 

To enter this mode

 

On

 

Press the power button

 

Power mode status light is on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standby mode

 

 

 

 

Saves significant power

 

Press the power button

 

Turns off the display and other components

 

–or–

 

Maintains current session in RAM

 

select Start > Turn Off Computer > Stand By (Windows XP)

 

Restarts quickly

 

–or–

 

Restores network connections

 

select Start > Shut Down > Standby (Windows 2000)

 

Power mode status light blinks

 

–or–

 

 

 

 

allow timeout

Hibernation mode

 

 

 

 

Saves maximum power

 

Press Fn+F12

 

Saves current session to disk, and then shuts down.

 

–or–

 

Restores network connections

 

select Start > Shut Down > Hibernate (Windows 2000)

 

Power mode status light is off

 

–or–

 

 

 

 

allow timeout

Shut down (off)

 

 

 

 

Saves maximum power

 

Select Start > Turn Off Computer > Turn Off (Windows XP)

 

Turns off without saving current session

 

–or–

 

At startup, resets everything, starts a new session, and

 

Select Start > Shut Down > Shut down (Windows 2000)

 

restores network connections.

 

–or–

 

Power mode status light is off

 

press the power button for 4 seconds (only if the Start menu

 

 

 

 

procedure doesn’t work)

To turn on: Press the power button to restart, or to resume your session from Standby or Hibernation mode.

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