Software Guide iii
Contents
1Power
Selecting a Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Standby, Hibernation and Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Choosing Standby, Hibernation or Shutdown . . . . . . . . . 1–4
When Resuming After a Short Interval . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
When Resuming After a Week or More . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
When External Power Supply Is Disrupted or
Uncertain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
When Using Infrared or Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Standby, Hibernation and Shutdown Procedures. . . . . . . 1–5
Identifying Power Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . 1–6
Using the Default Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Turning the Notebook or Display On or Off . . . . . . . 1–8
Initiating or Resuming from Hibernation . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Initiating or Resuming from Standby . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . 1–10
Setting Power Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Accessing Power Options Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Displaying Power Meter Icon on Taskbar. . . . . . . . 1–11
Setting or Changing a Power Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12
Using a Security Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12
Processor Performance Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13
Accessing Windows XP Processor Controls. . . . . . 1–13
