Fujitsu 990TX2 manual Suspend Mode

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mode. Your notebook will be left in the Windows 95 pseudo-off state. If the power switch is not turned off your notebook can be restarted by pressing the Suspend/Resume but- ton which will cause the system memory to reload from the hard drive and let you begin where you left off. (See Figure 2-14 on page 40, and Save-to-Disk Mode on pages 45-46.)

SYSTEM STANDBY ACTIVATION

Clicking on the System Standby button or selecting System Standby on the PowerPanel menu will put your notebook in Standby mode. You can return your notebook to normal opera- tion by performing any activity such as pressing a key or touching the ErgoTrac pointing device.

HARD DISK STANDBY ACTIVATION

Clicking on the Hard Disk Standby button or selecting Hard Disk Standby on the PowerPanel menu will turn off your internal hard drive. You can return your notebook to normal operation by performing any hard drive operation.

MODEM POWER TOGGLE

Clicking on the Modem Power Toggle button or selecting Modem Power Toggle on the PowerPanel menu will turn the power to your modem on or off. To turn it to the other condition select Modem Power Toggle again.

VIDEO STANDBY ACTIVATION

Clicking on the Video Standby button or select- ing Video Standby on the PowerPanel menu turns off the power to the display. You can return your notebook to normal operation by performing any activity such as pressing a key or touching the ErgoTrac pointing device.

Suspend Mode

The Suspend mode saves the contents of your notebook’s system memory during periods of inactivity by maintaining power to critical parts while turning off the CPU, the display, the hard drive and all of the other internal components except those necessary to maintain system memory, recognize the Suspend/ Resume but- ton and restart. Your notebook can be put in Suspend mode by:

■Pressing the Suspend/Resume button until acknowledged.

■Selecting Suspend from the Windows 95 Start Menu.

■Selecting System Suspend from the PowerPanel toolbar or menu.

■Timing out from lack of activity.

■Battery level reaching the Dead Battery Warning condition.

Your notebook’s system memory typically stores the file(s) on which you are working, the open application(s) and any other data required to support the operation(s) in progress. When you resume operation from Suspend mode, it returns to the point in the operation where it left off. You must use the Suspend/Resume button to resume operation,and there must be an adequate power source available, or your notebook will not resume.

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