Using The Standby Button On The Keyboard; Using The Power Button; Setting Power Schemes - IBM NetVista 6644 User Manual

Using the Standby button on the keyboard

If you are using the Rapid Access keyboard, you can put the computer in Standby
mode by pressing the Standby button located at the top of the keyboard. The LED
in the Standby button illuminates when the monitor is in a low-power or sleep
state.
To bring the computer out of Standby mode, do one of the following:
• Press any key on the keyboard
• Press one of the mouse buttons
• Press the computer power button for less than four seconds

Using the power button

With Windows, you can set your power button to one of two modes: Shutdown or
Standby.
• When the power button is set for Standby, the computer goes into Standby
mode if you press the button for less than four seconds while the computer is
on. To bring the computer out of Standby mode, press any key on the
keyboard or press one of the mouse buttons. An incoming modem ring while
the computer is in Standby mode also brings the computer out of Standby
mode.
• When the power button is set for Shutdown, pressing the power button,
regardless of the length of time you hold it in, simply turns off or starts the
computer.
The power button is preset for standby. To change the power button mode, do the
following:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start.
2. Select Settings; and then click Control Panel.
3. Double-click Power Management. The Power Management Properties
window opens.
4. Click Advanced.
5. In the Power buttons area, locate the When I press the power button on my
computer field, select either Shutdown or Standby, and then click OK.

Setting power schemes

You can set the duration of inactivity that must elapse before the computer,
monitor, or hard disk automatically enter standby mode. To set the duration, do
the following:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start.
2. Select Settings; then, click Control Panel.
3. Double-click Power Options. The Power Options Properties window opens.
4. From the Power Schemes tab, you can:
• Select an existing power scheme with preset durations
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