IBM 600X (MT 2646) Power management features, Will not, If LCD Is closed, Even, When battery

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Power management features

To reduce power consumption, the computer has th power management modes: standby, suspend, and hibernation.

Standby mode: In standby mode, the following occurs:

Ÿ	The	LCD backlight turns	off.
Ÿ	The	hard disk drive	motor stops.

ŸThe speaker is muted.

Note: Standby mode in Windows 98 is suspencalled mode in Windows 95.

To enter standby mode,Fn press+ F3 . To end standby mode and resume normal operation, press any key.

Suspend mode:When the computer enters suspend mode, the following events occur in addition to in standby mode:

Ÿ	The	LCD is	powered	off.
Ÿ	The	hard	disk drive	is powered off.

ŸThe CPU stops.

Suspend mode in Windows 95 is standbycalled modein Windows 98.

You can cause the computer to enter suspend mo doing any of the following:

Ÿ Press Fn + F4 .

ŸClose the LCD cover. (To prevent the computer

entering suspend				mode	when	the	LCD	is	closed
Will not		suspend	even	if LCD	is closed		in	the
Power	Management			Properties		window. Then			only
the	LCD	turns	off.)

ŸSelect theSuspend button in the Fuel Gauge program.

In certain circumstances, the computer goes into mode automatically:

ŸIf a “suspend time” has been set on the

user does not do any operation with the ke TrackPoint, the hard disk, the parallel connect the diskette drive within the time set.

Ÿ If the ac adapter is plugged in.

ŸIf the battery indicator blinks orange, indi

the battery power is low. (Alternatively,Hibernateif

when battery	becomes	low	has been selected in
“Power Management Properties” window, the
computer	goes	into	hibernation mode.)

Note: Even if you don't set the low-battery alar charge indicator lets you know that the b low, and then the ThinkPad automatically ente the power-saving mode. This default low-batte

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