1.PressFn+F3.Apanelforselectingapowerplan(inWindowsXP,powerscheme)appears.
2.SelectPoweroffdisplay(keepcurrentpowerplan)(inWindowsXP,keepcurrentpowerscheme).
Youcanalsoputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,pressThinkVantagebuttonandusetheThinkVantage
ProductivityCenter .
Note:IfthecomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportThinkV antagePr oductivityCenter .
Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloper ation,pressanykey.
Sleep(Standby)mode
Whenthecomputerenterssleep(standby)mode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccurs
inscreenblankmode:
•TheLCDispoweredoff.
•Theharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedriveispoweredoff.
•TheCPUstops.
Toentersleep(standby)mode,pressFn+F4.
Note:YoucanchangetheactionoftheFn+F4keycombinationbychangingthesettingsinPowerManager.
Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleep(standby)modeautomatically:
•Ifa“suspendtime”hasbeensetonthetimer ,andtheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththekeyboard,
theT rackPoint,theharddisk,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.
•Ifthebatteryindicatorblinksorange,indicatingthatthebatterypowerislow.
Note:Evenifyoudonotsetthelow-batteryalarm,thechargeindicatornotiesyouwhenthebatteryislow,
andthenthecomputerentersthepower-savingmodeautomatically.
Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleep(standby)modeandresumeoperation,dooneofthefollowing:
•PresstheFnkey.
•OpentheLCDcover.
•Turnonthepowerswitch.
Also,ineitherofthefollowingevents,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleep(standby)modeand
resumesoperation:
•Theringindicator(RI)issignaledbyaserialdeviceoraPCCarddevice.
•Thetimesetontheresumetimerelapses.
Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleep(standby)mode.Waita
fewsecondsbeforetakinganyactiontoreenteroperationmode.
Hibernationmode
Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:
•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddisk.
•Thesystemispoweredoff.
Note:Ifthecomputerentersthehibernationmodewhileitisdockedtothedockingstation,donotundockit
beforer esumingnormaloperation.Ifyoudoundockitandthentrytoresumenormaloperation,youwillget
anerrormessage,andyouwillhavetorestartthesystem.
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