Operation; Turning The Notebook On And Off - 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 button 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 display and hard disk.
Restarts quickly.
Maintains network connections.
Standby mode
(Power status LED turns amber.)
Saves significant power.
Turns off display, hard drive, and other
components.
Maintains current session in SDRAM.
Restarts quickly.
Restores network connections.
Hibernate mode
(Power status LED turns off.)
Saves maximum power.
Saves current session to disk, then shuts down.
Restores network connections.
Shut down (off)
(Power status LED turns off.)
Saves maximum power.
Turns off without saving current session.
At startup, resets everything, starts a new session,
and restores network connections with mini-PCI
card, and with some PCMCIA cards.
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Table 1-1. Activating Power Modes
To enter this mode
Allow timeout.
Press the blue standby button
–or–
click Start, Shutdown, Standby
–or–
allow timeout (Windows 98 only).
Press Fn+F12
–or–
Click Start, Shut Down, Hibernate
(Windows 2000 only)
–or–
allow timeout (Windows 98 only).
Click Start, Shut Down, Shut down
(recommended)
–or–
slide the power button.
To turn on again
Press any key or
move a pointing
device to restore
the display ("Instant
On").
Press the blue
standby button to
display your current
session ("Instant-
On").
Press the blue
standby button to
restart and restore
your previous
session.
Press the blue
standby button to
restart with a new
session.
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