L i f e B o o k P S e r i e s B I O S
Table 16: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu
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Standby | • Off | [4 Minutes] | Sets the length of time without any user input device activity before the CPU |
Timeout: | • 1 to 16 Minutes |
| is set to half speed and the display and the hard drive are turned off. If you |
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| choose a factory combination of parameters this field will display the setting. |
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| If you choose to customize the parameters you will be able to set it yourself. |
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Auto Suspend | • Off | [15 Minutes] | Sets the length of time without any I/O activity before your |
Timeout: | • 5 to 60 minutes |
| into Suspend mode. If you choose a factory combination of parameters this |
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| field will display that setting. If you choose to customize the parameters you |
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| will be able to set this yourself. Off has no inactivity suspension. |
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Suspend | • Suspend | [Suspend] | Sets the form of suspension state. If you choose Suspend, you will suspend |
Mode: | • Save to Disk |
| operation with power to system memory, and everything else powered |
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| down or in a very low power state. If you choose |
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| book will save all of system memory and the operating parameters to the |
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| hard drive before turning your notebook to the |
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Auto Save | • Off | [Off] | When set to “After 1 Hour”, your notebook will automatically save all |
to Disk: | • After 1 Hour |
| system memory and the operating parameters to the hard drive and go to |
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Resume On | • Off | [Off] | Sets whether or not to Resume from a suspension state when a message is |
Modem Ring: | • On |
| received by telephone line. This feature will not operate if the |
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| mode is enabled. This feature applies to internal and external modems. |
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Resume On | • Off | [Off] | Sets whether or not to resume from a suspension state at a designated time. |
Time: | • On |
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Resume Time: | [00:00:00] | Sets the designated time, on a | |
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| matically resume operation from the Suspend state. The format of the clock |
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| setting is hours:minutes:seconds. Each segment of the time is set separately, |
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| either by incrementing or by typing in the numbers. You move between the |
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| segments with the [Tab] key or the [Shift]+[Tab] keys. This only applies |
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| when Resume on Time is set to On. |
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Advanced | When selected, opens the Advanced Features submenu which allows | ||
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| setting additional power saving parameters. |
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Factory Installed Values for Power Saving Profiles
| Hard Disk | Video | Standby | Auto Suspend |
| Timeout | Timeout | Timeout | Timeout |
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Customized: | Off | Off | 4 Minutes | 15 Minutes |
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Maximum Power Savings: | 30 Seconds | 2 Minutes | 1 Minute | 5 Minutes |
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Maximum Performance: | Off | Off | Off | 15 Minutes |
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Disabled: | Off | Off | Off | Off |
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Sample Customized Profile: (To get even better battery | 2 Minutes | 1 Minute | 1 Minute | 5 Minutes |
life keep the display and volume settings as low as pos- |
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