Operating Your Computer; To Turn The Computer On And Off - HP OmniBook xe4100 - Notebook PC Manual

Operating Your Computer

Power mode
On mode
Power mode status light is on.
Standby mode
Saves significant power.
Turns off the display and other components.
Maintains current session in RAM.
Restarts quickly.
Restores network connections.
Power mode status light is blinking.
Hibernate mode
Saves maximum power.
Saves current session to disk, then shuts down.
Restores network connections.
Power mode status light is off.
Shut down (off)
Saves maximum power.
Turns off without saving current session.
At startup, resets everything, starts a new
session, and restores network connections.
Power mode status light is off.
To turn on: Press the power button to restart, or to resume your session from Standby or Hibernate mode.
Basic Operation
Operating Your Computer
You can start and stop your computer using its power button. However, at certain times
you may want to use other methods to start or stop the computer—depending on power
considerations, types of active connections, and start-up time.

To turn the computer on and off

You can also customize the way these power modes work. See "How the computer
manages power automatically" on page 52.
28 Corporate Evaluator's Guide
To enter this mode
Press the power button.
Press the power button
–or–
click Start, Turn Off Computer, Stand By (Windows XP)
–or–
click Start, Shut Down, Standby (Windows 2000)
–or–
allow timeout.
Press Fn+F12
–or–
click Start, Shut Down, Hibernate (Windows 2000)
–or–
allow timeout.
Click Start, Turn Off Computer, Turn Off (Windows XP)
–or–
click Start, Shut Down, Shut down (Windows 2000)
–or–
press the power button for 4 seconds (only if the Start
menu procedure doesn't work).