Starting And Stopping The Omnibook; To Start And Stop The Omnibook - HP OmniBook 7100 Reference Manual

Starting and Stopping the OmniBook

You can easily start and stop your OmniBook using the blue power button. However,
at certain times, you may want to use other methods for starting and stopping your
OmniBook—depending on power considerations, types of active connections, and
start-up time.

To start and stop the OmniBook

Press Fn+S
–or–
allow time-out.
Press blue power button
–or–
click Start, Suspend**
–or–
close the lid***
–or–
allow time-out.
Press Fn+F12
–or–
allow time-out.
Click Start, Shut Down
(recommended)
–or–
Press and hold the blue
power button until the
display shuts down.
* A plug-and-play operating system, such as Windows 95, can restore network connections when you turn on the OmniBook. For
Windows NT 4.0 or a different operating system, you may have to reset the OmniBook or restart the operating system to
restore them.
** Windows 95 only.
*** If you set the Video Display Device to Both (in BIOS Setup), the OmniBook will not suspend when you close the lid.
Standby Mode
Saves minimal power.
Turns off the display only.
Restarts quickly.
Maintains network connections.
Suspend Mode
Saves significant power.
Turns off the display.
Saves current session to RAM.
Restarts quickly.
May restore network connections.
Hibernate Mode
Saves maximum power.
Saves current session to disk, shuts down.
May restore network connections.*
Off Mode
Saves maximum power.
Turns off without saving current session.
At startup, resets everything, starts a new session, and
restores network connections.
Press any key or move a pointing device
to display your current session
("Instant-On").
Press the blue power button to display
your current session
("Instant-On").
*
Press the blue power button to restart
and restore your previous session.
Press the blue power button to restart
with a new session.
Operating the OmniBook
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