4–4
Power
Default power settings
Initiating or resuming from standby
Task
Procedure
Result
Initiate standby.
■
With the computer on,
press
fn+f3
.
■
In Windows XP Home, select
Start > Turn Off Computer >
Stand by
.
– or –
In
Windows XP Professional,
select
Start > Turn Off
Computer > Stand by
.
(If
Stand by
is not displayed,
press the down arrow, select
Stand by
from the list, and
then click
OK
.)*
■
Close the computer.
■
The power lights
blink.
■
The screen clears.
Allow the system
to initiate
standby.
No action required.
■
If the computer is running on
battery power, the system
initiates standby after
10 minutes of computer
inactivity (default setting).
■
If the computer is attached
to external power, the
system initiates standby after
25 minutes of computer
inactivity (default setting).
■
Power settings and timeouts
can be changed using Power
Options in Windows Control
Panel.
■
The power lights
blink.
■
The screen clears.
Resume from
user-initiated
standby.
Press the power button.
■
The power lights
are turned on.
■
Your work returns to
the screen.
*If you have been registered to a network domain, the button you click will be
called Shut Down instead of Turn Off Computer.
