Power
Initiating or Resuming from Standby
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Initiate standby. | With the notebook on, use any of | ■ Power/standby |
| the following procedures: | lights blink. |
| ■ Press the fn+f5 hotkey. | ■ Screen is cleared. |
| ■ Close the notebook.* |
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| ■ In Windows XP Home, |
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| select Start > Turn Off |
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| Computer > Stand By.† |
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Allow the system | No action is required. The system | ■ Power/standby |
to initiate standby. | initiates standby | lights blink. |
| ■ After 10 minutes of inactivity | ■ Screen is cleared. |
| while running on battery power. |
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| ■ After 25 minutes of inactivity |
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| while running on external power. |
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Resume from | Use any of the following | ■ Power/standby |
standby. | procedures: | lights are turned |
| ■ Press any key. | on. |
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| ■ Briefly press the power button. | ■ Your work is |
| returned to the | |
| ■ Press the fn+f5 hotkey. | |
| screen. | |
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| ✎ Depending on your |
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| notebook configuration, you |
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| may also be able to resume |
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| from standby by activating |
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| the TouchPad or an optional |
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| external mouse. |
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*Closing the notebook presses the display switch. The function of the display switch can be changed. For instructions, refer to “Accessing the Power Options Window,” later in this chapter.
†In Windows XP Professional, depending on your network connections, the Turn Off Computer button may be called the Shut Down button.
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