Gateway Solo 5100 User Manual page 59

Power button (switch) settings
When the power switch setting in the Power (BIOS Setup) menu is On/Off and
your notebook is:
off, press the power button to turn your notebook on.
on, press the power button to turn your notebook completely off.
When the power switch setting in the Power menu is Suspend/Resume and your
notebook is:
off (or in Suspend mode), press the power button to resume power to
your notebook.
on, press the power button to cause your notebook to enter Suspend mode.
Press and hold the power button for about four seconds to turn your notebook
completely Off.
To change the power button setting
1. Power up your notebook.
2. Press the <F2> key when prompted to do so. The "Entering Setup..."
message briefly shows and then the Main menu appears.
3. Using the <Right Arrow> key, move to the Power menu.
4. The first available option is Power Switch:. If the setting displayed is the one
you want, go to Step 6.
5. Press the <Spacebar> to change the setting.
6. Press the <Esc> key to access the Exit menu.
Press <Enter> to Save changes and exit, then press <Enter> or use the <Down Arrow>
key to select any other option.
Note:
Turning your notebook
completely off when the
power button is set for On/
Off mode causes every part
of your notebook to turn off.
Any unsaved work will be
lost! Pressing the power
button will reboot your
notebook.
Caution!
Any unsaved work can be
lost if you hold the power
button down for too long.
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