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Default Power Settings
The following table is describing the default power setting.
Power mode To enter this mode Function
ON—Power status
light will turn on.
Briefly press the power
button.
Powers on the
notebook.
OFF—Power status
light will turn off.
Select Start > Turn Off
Computer > Turn Off. If the
system has stopped
responding and Windows
shutdown procedures cannot
be used, press and hold the
power button for 4 seconds
to turn off the notebook.
Powers off the
notebook.
Standby—Power
status light will blink.
Select Start > Turn Off
Computer > Stand By.
-or-
Allow the system to time out.
Saves significant power.
Turns off the display
and other components.
Maintains current
session in RAM.
Restarts quickly.
Restores network
connections.
Hibernation—
Power status light
will turn off.
If the notebook is already on,
briefly press the power
button.
-or-
Press
Fn+F12.
-or-
Allow the system to time out.
Saves maximum power.
Saves current session to
disk, then shuts down.
Restores network
connections.
You can also customize how these power modes work. See the
“Battery Packs and Power Management” chapter in the Reference
Guide
on the Documentation Library CD included with your
notebook.
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