Power
Turning the Notebook or Display On or Off
Task | Procedure | Results |
Turn on the | Press the power button. |
notebook. | ✎ Pressing the power |
| |
| button turns on the |
| notebook from standby, |
| hibernation, or shutdown. |
■Power/standby lights are turned on.
■If the notebook is
❐Off, operating system is loaded.
❐In standby or hibernation, your work is returned to the screen.
Shut down the ■ In Windows XP Home,
notebook.select Start > Turn Off Computer >Turn Off.*
■In Windows XP Professional, select
Start > Turn Off Computer > Shut down > OK.*†
■Power/standby lights are turned off.
■Operating system is shut down.
■Notebook is turned off.
Turn off the | Close the notebook. | When the notebook is |
display. |
| closed, the display |
|
| presses the display |
|
| switch, which then |
|
| initiates standby. When |
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| standby is initiated, the |
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| display is cleared.‡ |
*If the system is unresponsive and you are unable to shut down the notebook with this procedure, refer to “Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures,” later in this chapter.
†Depending on your network connections, the Turn Off Computer button may be called the Shut Down button.
‡The function of the display switch can be changed. For instructions, refer to “Accessing the Power Options Window,” later in this chapter.
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