HP 2533t End-User Reference Guide - Windows XP - Page 35

Setting power options, Using power-saving states, Initiating and exiting Standby

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If the computer is unresponsive and you are unable to use the preceding shutdown procedures, try the following emergency procedures in the sequence provided: ● Press and hold the power button for at least 5 seconds. ● Disconnect the computer from external power and remove the battery. Setting power options Using power-saving states The computer has one power-saving state enabled at the factory: Standby. When Standby is initiated, the power lights blink and the screen clears. Your computer is disconnected from the network. CAUTION: To prevent possible audio and video degradation, loss of audio or video playback functionality, or loss of information, do not initiate Standby while reading from a disc or an external media card. NOTE: Hibernation is disabled at the factory. NOTE: You cannot initiate any type of networking connection or perform any computer functions while the computer is in Standby. Initiating and exiting Standby NOTE: Power settings and timeouts can be changed in Power Options. With the computer on, you can initiate Standby in any of the following ways: ● Press fn+f3. ● Click Start > Turn Off Computer > Stand By. If Stand by is not displayed, follow these steps: a. Click the down arrow. b. Click Stand by from the list. c. Click OK. To exit Standby: ▲ Press the power button. When the computer exits Standby, the power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen where you stopped working. NOTE: If you have set a password to be required when the computer exits Standby, you must enter your Windows password before your work will return to the screen. Setting power options 27

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If the computer is unresponsive and you are unable to use the preceding shutdown procedures, try the
following emergency procedures in the sequence provided:
Press and hold the power button for at least 5 seconds.
Disconnect the computer from external power and remove the battery.
Setting power options
Using power-saving states
The computer has one power-saving state enabled at the factory: Standby.
When Standby is initiated, the power lights blink and the screen clears. Your computer is disconnected
from the network.
CAUTION:
To prevent possible audio and video degradation, loss of audio or video playback
functionality, or loss of information, do not initiate Standby while reading from a disc or an external media
card.
NOTE:
Hibernation is disabled at the factory.
NOTE:
You cannot initiate any type of networking connection or perform any computer functions while
the computer is in Standby.
Initiating and exiting Standby
NOTE:
Power settings and timeouts can be changed in Power Options.
With the computer on, you can initiate Standby in any of the following ways:
Press
fn+f3
.
Click
Start
>
Turn Off Computer
>
Stand By
.
If Stand by is not displayed, follow these steps:
a.
Click the down arrow.
b.
Click
Stand by
from the list.
c.
Click
OK
.
To exit Standby:
Press the power button.
When the computer exits Standby, the power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen
where you stopped working.
NOTE:
If you have set a password to be required when the computer exits Standby, you must enter
your Windows password before your work will return to the screen.
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