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Hardware and Software Guide
Power
Setting a Standby Password
You can set and use a standby password only when the notebook
is in Windows.
To set the notebook to prompt for a password before resuming
from standby:
1. Select
Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options
.
2. Select the
Advanced
tab.
3. Select the check box for
Prompt for password when
computer resumes from standby
.
4. Select
OK
.
For information about other passwords and security features,
refer to
Chapter 6, “Security.”
Setting Other Power Preferences
You can change the Windows function of the power button, the
fn+f5
hotkey, and the display switch.
At the default settings for the
fn+f5
hotkey, power button, and
display switch, when the notebook is on in Windows:
■
Briefly pressing the power button initiates hibernation.
■
Pressing the
fn+f5
hotkey, called the
sleep button
in a
Windows operating system, initiates standby.
■
Closing the notebook presses the display switch, which turns
off the display.