Initiating or resuming from standby

Task

Procedure

Result

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initiate standby.

● With the computer on, press fn+f5.

● The power lights blink.

 

● Select Start > Turn Off Computer > Stand

●

The screen clears.

 

 

 

 

by.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Windows XP Professional, if Stand by is

 

 

 

 

 

 

not displayed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Click the down arrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Select Stand by from the list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.

Click OK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allow the system to initiate

No action required.

● The power lights blink.

standby.

● If the computer is running on battery power,

●

The screen clears.

 

 

 

 

 

the system initiates standby after 10 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

of computer inactivity (factory setting).

 

 

 

● If the computer is plugged into external

 

 

 

 

 

 

power, the system initiates standby after 25

 

 

 

 

 

 

minutes of computer inactivity (factory

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE Power settings and timeouts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can be changed using Power Options in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows Control Panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resume from user-initiated

Press the power button.

● The power lights are turned on.

or system-initiated standby.

 

 

 

 

 

● Your work returns to the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*If you have been registered to a network domain, the button you click will be called Shut Down instead of Turn Off Computer.

10 Chapter 4 Factory power settings