4-8User’s Manual
Power Management Timers
• Display Standby Timer
The notebook shuts off the LCD backlight if there is no activity from the
keyboard or external PS/2 mouse within the period specified by this
timer. To turn the display back on, press a key or move the mouse.
The valid values for this timer range from 1 to 15 minutes. Select
[Off] to disable the timer.
• Hard Disk Standby Timer
The hard disk drive enters standby mode if there are no disk read/write
operations within the period specified by this timer. The hard disk
returns to normal mode once the notebook accesses it.
The valid values for this timer range from 1 to 15 minutes. Select
[Off] to disable the timer.
• System Standby/Suspend Timer
This parameter enables you to set a timeout period for the notebook to
enter either system standby or suspend mode.
If the reserved disk space for saving the system data is larger than the
combined system and video memory size, the notebook enters
suspend mode. Otherwise, it enters system standby mode.
The valid values for this timer range from 1 to 15 minutes. Select
[Off] to disable the timer.