Operating Your Computer; To Turn The Computer On And Off - HP OmniBook 500 Startup Manual

Operating Your Computer

Power mode
On mode
Power mode status light is green.
Standby mode
Saves significant power.
Turns off the display and other components.
Maintains current session in RAM.
Restarts quickly.
Restores network connections.
Power mode status light is amber.
Hibernate mode
Saves maximum power.
Saves current session to disk, then shuts down.
Restores network connections.
Power mode status light is off.
Shut down (off)
Saves maximum power.
Turns off without saving current session.
At startup, resets everything, starts a new
session, and restores network connections.
Power mode status light is off.
To turn on: press the blue sleep button to restart, or to resume your session from Standby or Hibernate mode.
Basic Operation
Operating Your Computer
You can start and stop your computer using its blue sleep button. However, at certain
times you may want to use other methods to start or stop the computer—depending on
power considerations, types of active connections, and start-up time.
For information on caring for and protecting your computer, see "Operating Your
Computer" in the online Reference Guide.

To turn the computer on and off

You can also customize the way these power modes work. See the chapter titled
"Batteries and Power Management" in the online Reference Guide.
28 Startup Guide
To enter this mode
Press the blue sleep button.
Press blue sleep button
–or–
click Start, Shut Down, Standby (Windows 98 or 2000)
–or–
click Start, Turn Off Computer, Stand By (Windows XP)
–or–
allow timeout.
Press Fn+F12
–or–
click Start, Hibernate (Windows 98)
–or–
click Start, Shut Down, Hibernate (Windows 2000)
–or–
allow timeout.
Click Start, Shut Down, Shut down (Windows 98 or 2000)
–or–
click Start, Turn Off Computer, Turn Off (Windows XP)
–or–
slide the power button (only if the Start menu procedure
doesn't work).