Starting Out with Your OmniBook Starting and Stopping the OmniBook Hint Preserving connections. If you have active network connections, or if you have any SCSI devices connected, plug in the ac adapter then press the On/Off key to stop the OmniBook. These connections and devices are disconnected if you stop the OmniBook any other way. However, Windows 95 can restore network connections and SCSI devices when you turn on the OmniBook. For a different operating system, you may have to reboot the OmniBook or restart the operating system to restore them. If you want to know more about what happens when you stop the OmniBook, check the following table.
Power States after Stopping the OmniBook Method of Stopping Power State Condition On/Off key (with ac adapter connected) Display Off Powered/operating state. The computer looks off, but only the display, keyboard, and mouse are turned off. Network and SCSI devices are maintained. Everything continues at turn-on. On/Off key (with no ac adapter) Suspend Low-power/stopped state. Everything is off or in a low-power state. Network and SCSI devices are off. Everything resumes operating at turn-on. For Windows 95, SCSI changes are detected at turn-on. CTRL+ALT+On/Off key Off Low-power/stopped state. Everything is off or in a low-power state (battery charges if ac adapter is connected).
Computer reboots at turn-on. For Windows 95, the Start button provides two commands that stop the OmniBook. • Suspend changes the OmniBook to the Suspend state. • Shut Down (Shut down the computer) changes the OmniBook to the Off state. If you plug in the ac adapter while the OmniBook is stopped, battery-charging components are activated, but the OmniBook stays in the same power state. On the other hand, if you unplug the ac adapter while the OmniBook is in the Display Off state, it changes to the Suspend state. 1-19