P o w e r M e n u
POWER MENU – SETTING POWER MANAGEMENT FEATURES
The Power menu allows you to set and change the power management parameters. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes.
The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Power menu and its submenus, all of the options for each field, the default settings and a description of the field’s function and any special information needed to help understand the field’s use.
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| Main | Advanced | Security | Power | Boot | Info | Exit | ||
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| Power Savings: |
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| Hard Disk Timeout: |
| [Off] |
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| Display Timeout: |
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| Auto Suspend Timeout: | [15 Minutes] |
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| Suspend Mode: |
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| Auto Save To Disk: |
| [Off] |
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| amount of system power |
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| Resume On Modem Ring: | [Off] |
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| Resume On Time: |
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| Resume Time: |
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| Customize. To turn off |
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F1 | Help | Select | Item |
ESC | Exit | Select | Menu |
Figure 15. Power Menu
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Table 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu
Menu field | Options | Default | Description |
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Power Savings: | • Disabled | [Customized] | Sets the power savings parameters to a factory installed |
| • Customized |
| combination of parameters, a custom set of parameters set |
| • Maximum |
| by you or no power saving features. |
| Power Savings |
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| • Maximum |
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Hard Disk | • Off | [Off] | Sets the length of time that the hard drive can be inactive before your note- |
Timeout: | • 30 seconds to |
| book automatically turns off the power to the hard drive controller and drive |
| 20 Minutes |
| motor. If you choose a factory installed combination of parameters this field |
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| will display the setting. If you choose to customize the parameters you will |
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| be able to set this yourself. The options available vary from Off, which has |
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| no inactivity shutoff, to 20 minutes. |
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Display | • Off | [Off] | Sets the length of time without any user input device activity before the |
Timeout: | • 2 to 20 Minutes |
| display is turned off. If you choose a factory combination of parameters, this |
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| field will display the setting. If you choose to customize the parameters, you |
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| will be able to set this yourself. Off has no inactivity shutoff. |
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