Disclosed is an information processing apparatus, wherein an operation
mode at power-on is set to an optimal operation mode for a user in
accordance with a state of a display panel unit. According to an
embodiment of the present invention, an information processing apparatus
in which a display unit can open/close and rotate with respect to a body
unit includes a detector detecting at least one of an opening/closing
state and a rotating state of the display unit; and a mode setting unit
setting an operation mode of the information processing apparatus at
power-on in accordance with a state of the display unit detected by the
detector.