Table 6 lists the system states based on how long the power switch is pressed, depending on how
ACPI is configured with an ACPI-aware operating system.
Table 6.
Effects of Pressing the Power Switch
If the system is in this state...
Off
(ACPI G2/G5 – Soft off)
On
(ACPI G0 – working state)
On
(ACPI G0 – working state)
Sleep
(ACPI G1 – sleeping state)
Sleep
(ACPI G1 – sleeping state)
...and the power switch is
pressed for
Less than four seconds
Less than four seconds
More than four seconds
Less than four seconds
More than four seconds
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...the system enters this state
Power-on
(ACPI G0 – working state)
Soft-off/Standby
(ACPI G1 – sleeping state)
Fail safe power-off
(ACPI G2/G5 – Soft off)
Wake-up
(ACPI G0 – working state)
Power-off
(ACPI G2/G5 – Soft off)
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