L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s – S e c t i o n T h r e e
IDLE MODE
Idle mode is one of the power management parameters. When Idle mode is enabled, the CPU is put into low- speed operation when there is no activity (keystroke, pointer action, sound generation, video display change, modem transmission or reception, etc.) on your note- book for 16 seconds. Any activity will cause the normal operation to restart automatically. This feature is inde- pendent of the Suspend/Resume modes.
STANDBY MODE
Standby mode is one of the power management parame- ters. When Standby mode is activated, your notebook puts the CPU in
HARD DISK TIMEOUT
The Hard Disk Timeout is another one of the power management parameters. This feature saves power by turning off the hard drive if there is no hard drive activity for the user selected timeout period. Any attempt to access the hard drive will cause it to restart automatically. This feature is independent of the Suspend/Resume button and can be enabled and disabled in Windows and BIOS setup utility. (See BIOS Setup Utility on page 33 for more information)
WINDOWS 98 POWER MANAGEMENT
Power Management
The Power Management icon located in the Windows 98 Control Panel allows you to configure some of the power management settings. For example, you can use the Power Management to set the timeout values for turning off the display and hard disks whether you are running the notebook on battery power or one of the adapters. The settings may also be changed in the BIOS. (See BIOS Setup Utility on page 33 for more information)
DISPLAY TIMEOUT
The Video Timeout is one of the power management parameters. This feature saves power by turning off the display if there is no keyboard or pointer activity for the user selected timeout period. Any keyboard or pointer activity will cause the display to restart automatically. This feature is independent of the Suspend/Resume button and can be enabled and disabled in Windows and BIOS setup utility. (See BIOS Setup Utility on page 33 for more information)
RESTARTING THE SYSTEM
If your system is on and you need to restart it, be sure that you use the following procedure.
1.Click the Start button, and then click Shut Down.
2.Select the Restart option from within the Windows Shut Down dialog box.
3.Click OK to restart your notebook. Your notebook will shut down and then reboot.
C A U T I O N
Turning off your notebook without exiting Windows or turning on your notebook within 10 seconds of the notebook being shut off may cause an error when you start the next time.
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