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Power
Setting Other Power Preferences
You can change the function of the power button, the fn+f5
hotkey, and the display switch.
By default, when the computer is on:
■ Briefly pressing the power button initiates hibernation.
■ Pressing the fn+f5 hotkey, called the sleep button in all
Microsoft operating systems, initiates standby.
■ Closing the display activates the display switch, which turns
off the display and initiates standby.
To change the function of the power button, the
fn+f5 hotkey, or
the display switch:
1. Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options > Advanced tab.
❏ To change the function of the power button, select a
function from the drop-down list for “When I press the
power button on my computer.”
❏ To change the function of the fn+f5 hotkey, select a
function from the drop-down list for “When I press the
sleep button on my computer.”
❏ To change the function of the display switch, select a
function from the drop-down list for “When I close the lid
of my portable computer.” (The function of the display
switch when you open the display is unaffected by these
settings. If you initiate standby by closing the display, the
display switch turns on the computer when you open the
display.
)
2. Click OK.
The Hibernate function is available in the power button, sleep
button, and display switch drop-down lists only if hibernation
is enabled. If the Hibernate function is not available on these
lists, select Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options > Hibernate tab. Select the
Enable hibernation check box, and then click OK.