Operation; Turning The Notebook On And Off; Table 1-2. Activating Power Modes - HP Omnibook XE3 Service Manual

Operation

This section gives an overview of the notebook's operation.

Turning the Notebook On and Off

You can start and stop the notebook using its power switch or blue standby button. However, at times
you may want to use certain methods to start or stop the notebook—depending on power
considerations, types of active connections, and start-up time.
Power mode
Display-off mode
Power status LED stays green.
Saves minimal power.
Turns off the display and hard disk.
Restarts quickly.
Maintains network connections.
Standby mode
Power status LED turns amber.
Saves significant power.
Turns off the display, hard drive, and other
components.
Maintains the current session in SDRAM.
Restarts quickly.
Restores network connections.
Hibernate mode
Power status LED turns off.
Saves maximum power.
Saves the current session to disk, then turns off.
Restores network connections.
Turn off
Power status LED turns off.
Saves maximum power.
Turns off without saving the current session.
At startup, resets everything, starts a new session,
and restores network connections with mini-PCI
and some PCMCIA cards.
HP Omnibook XE3 (Technology Code GF)

Table 1-2. Activating Power Modes

To enter this mode
Allow timeout.
Press the blue standby button.
–or–
Click Start, Shut Down, Standby
(Windows 98 or 2000).
–or–
Click Start, Turn Off Computer,
Stand By (Windows XP).
Click Start, Shut Down, Hibernate
(Windows 2000).
–or–
Click Start, Turn Off Computer,
then press and hold Shift and click
Hibernate (Windows XP).
Click Start, Shut Down, Shut down
(Windows 98 or 2000).
–or–
Click Start, Turn Off Computer,
Turn Off (Windows XP).
–or–
Slide the power switch and hold for
five seconds (only if the Start menu
procedure doesn't work).
To turn on again
Press any key or
move a pointing
device to restore
the display ("Instant
On").
Press the blue
standby button to
return to your
current session
("Instant-On").
Press the blue
standby button to
recover your
previous session.
Press the blue
standby button to
restart with a new
session.
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