Asus A8F user manual Power State Summary, Thermal Power Control

Using the Notebook PC 4

Power State Summary

STATE ENTRY EVENT			EXIT EVENT
	“Stand by”	• “Stand by” through Windows Start button,	• Any device
		• Timer as set though “Power Management”	• Battery low
		in Windows Control Panel (higher priority)	--
	STR (“Stand by”)	• Hotkey [Fn][F1]	• Signal from modem port
	(Suspend-to-RAM)	--	• Power button • Any key
	STD (“Hibernate”)	• Hotkey [Fn][F1]	• Power button
	(Suspend-to-Disk)	--	--
	Soft OFF	• Power button (can be defined as STR or STD)	• Power button
		• “Shut down” through Windows Start button	--

Thermal Power Control

There are three power control methods for controlling the Notebook PC’s thermal state. These power control cannot be configured by the user and should be known in case the Notebook PC should enter these states. The following temperatures represent the chassis temperature (not CPU).

•The fan turns ON for active cooling when the temperature reaches the safe upper limit.

•The CPU decreases speed for passive cooling when the temperature exceeds the safe upper limit.

•The system shut down for critical cooling when temperature exceeds the maximum safe upper limit.

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