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Using the Windows Start menu
Follow these steps to put the computer in Standby mode using Windows:
1. From your Windows desktop, click the Start button.
2. Click ShutDown or Turn off computer (in Windows XP).
3. Click Stand by or Stand By (in Windows XP).
4. Click OK.
Using the Standby button on the keyboard
If you are using the Rapid Access keyboard, you can put the computer in Standby
mode by pressing the Standby button located at the top of the keyboard.
To bring the computer out of Standby mode, press the computer power button for
less than four seconds.
Using the power button
With Windows, you can set your power button to one of twomodes: Shutdown or
Standby.
• When the power button is set for Standby, the computer goes into Standby
mode if you press the button for less than four seconds while the computer is
on. To bring the computer out of Standby mode, press the computer power
button for less than four seconds. An incoming modem ring while the
computer is in Standby mode also brings the computer out of Standby mode.
• When the power button is set for Shutdown, pressing the power button,
regardless of the length of time you hold it in, simply turns off or starts the
computer.
The power button is preset for shutdown. To change the power button mode, do
the following:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start.
2. Select Settings;andthenclickControl Panel.
3. Double-click Power Management. The Power Management Properties
window opens.
4. Click Advanced.
5. In the Power buttons area, locate the When I press the power button on my
computer field, select either Shutdown or Standby, and then click OK.
Setting power schemes
You can set the duration of inactivity that must elapse before the computer,
monitor, or hard disk automatically enter standby mode. Windows XP and