Basic Operation
Operating Your Notebook
Operating Your Notebook
You can start and stop your notebook using its power button. However, at certain times you may want to use other methods to start or stop the notebook— depending on power considerations, types of active connections, and
For details about using the
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To turn the notebook on and off
Power mode | To enter this mode | To turn on again |
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On | Press the power button. |
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Power mode status light is green. |
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Standby | Click Start, Turn Off Computer, | Press the power button |
Saves significant power. | Stand By. | to quickly resume your |
Turns off the display and other components. | session. | |
Maintains the current session in RAM. | Press the power button. |
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Restarts quickly. |
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Restores network connections. | Allow timeout. |
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Power mode status light flashes green. |
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Hibernation | Click Start, Turn Off Computer, | Press the power button |
Saves maximum power. | then press and hold Shift and | to resume your session. |
Saves the current session to disk, then turns off. | click Hibernate. |
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Restores network connections. |
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Power mode status light is off. | Allow timeout. |
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Turn off | Click Start, Turn Off Computer, | Press the power button |
Saves maximum power. | Turn Off. | to start with a new |
Turns off without saving the current session. | session. | |
At startup, resets everything, starts a new | Press and hold the power |
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session, and restores network connections. | button for four seconds. (Do |
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Power mode status light is off. | this only if the Start menu |
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You can customize how these power modes work, and the ways in which you can put the notebook into them. See the section titled “Batteries and Power Management” in the online Reference Guide.