Power
Initiating or Resuming from Standby
Task Procedure
Initiate standby. With the notebook on, use any of
the following procedures:
• Press the fn+f5 hotkey.
• Close the notebook.
Result
• Power/standby
lights blink.
• Screen is cleared.
When the notebook is
closed, the display presses
the display switch, which
then initiates standby.
• In Windows XP Home,
select Start > Turn Off
Computer > Stand By,*
• In Windows XP Professional,
select Start > Turn Off
Computer > Stand by > OK,*
(If standby is not displayed,
press the down arrow, and then
select Stand by from the
drop-down list.)
Allowthe system No action is required. The system • Power/standby
to initiate initiates standby lights blink.
standby. • After 10 minutes of inactivity • Screen is cleared.
while running on battery power.
• After 20 minutes of inactivity
while running on external power.
Resume from • Briefly press the power/standby • Power/standby
standby, button, lights are turned on.
-or- • Your work is
• Open the notebook, t returned to the
screen.
*Depending on your network connections, the Turn Off Computer button may be
called the Shut Down button.
fDepending 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.
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