Operation This section gives an overview of the notebook’s operation. Turning the Notebook On and Off You can start and stop the notebook using its power button or blue standby button. However, at times you may want to use certain methods to start or stop the notebook—depending on power considerations, types of active connections, and start-up time. Table 1-1. Activating Power Modes 1-6 Product Information HP OmniBook XE3 Power mode To enter this mode To turn on again Display-off mode (Power status LED stays green.) Saves minimal power. Turns off display and hard disk. Restarts quickly. Maintains network connections. Allow timeout.
Press any key or move a pointing device to restore the display (“Instant On”). Standby mode (Power status LED turns amber.) Saves significant power. Turns off display, hard drive, and other components. Maintains current session in SDRAM. Restarts quickly. Restores network connections. Press the blue standby button –or– click Start, Shutdown, Standby –or– allow timeout (Windows 98 only). Press the blue standby button to display your current session (“Instant- On”). Hibernate mode (Power status LED turns off.) Saves maximum power. Saves current session to disk, then shuts down. Restores network connections.
Press Fn+F12 –or– Click Start, Shut Down, Hibernate (Windows 2000 only) –or– allow timeout (Windows 98 only). Press the blue standby button to restart and restore your previous session. Shut down (off) (Power status LED turns off.) Saves maximum power. Turns off without saving current session. At startup, resets everything, starts a new session, and restores network connections with mini-PCI card, and with some PCMCIA cards. Click Start, Shut Down, Shut down (recommended) –or– slide the power button. Press the blue standby button to restart with a new session.