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Hardware and Software Guide
Power
Initiating or Resuming from Standby
Task
Procedure
Result
Initiate standby
from Windows.
With the notebook on, use any of the
following procedures:
■
Press the
fn+f5
hotkey.
■
Close the notebook.
✎
When the notebook is closed,
the display presses the display
switch, which then turns off the
display.
■
In Windows XP Home, select
Start > Turn Off Computer >
Stand By
.*
■
In Windows XP Professional,
select
Start > Turn Off
Computer > Stand by > OK
.*
(If Stand by is not displayed, press
the down arrow, and then select
Stand by
from the
drop-down list.)
■
Power/standby
lights blink.
■
Screen is cleared.
Allow the system
to initiate
standby from
Windows.
No action is required. The system
initiates standby
■
After 10 minutes of inactivity while
running on battery power.
■
After 25 minutes of inactivity while
running on external power.
■
Power/standby
lights blink.
■
Screen is cleared.
Resume from
standby into
Windows.
Use any of the following procedures:
■
Briefly press the power button.
■
Use the TouchPad.
■
Press any key on the keyboard.
■
Press the music button, DVD
button, or a TouchPad button.
†
■
Power/standby
lights are
turned on.
■
Your work is
returned to the
screen.
*Depending on your network connections, the Turn Off Computer button may be
called the
Shut Down button.
†
Depending on your notebook configuration, you may also be able to resume
from standby by moving or activating a control on an optional mouse or by
opening the display if the notebook was closed while in standby.