
L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S
Table 16: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu (for APM operating systems only)
| Menu field | Options | Default | Description | 
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| Power Sav- | • Disabled | [Custom- | Sets the power savings parameters to a factory installed | 
| ings: | • Customized | ized] | combination of parameters, a custom set of parameters set by you | 
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 | • Maximum | 
 | or no power saving features. | 
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 | Power Savings | 
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 | • Maximum | 
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 | Performance | 
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| Hard Disk | • Off | [Off] | Sets the length of time that the hard drive can be inactive before | 
| Timeout: | • 30 seconds to | 
 | your notebook automatically turns off the power to the hard drive | 
| 
 | 20 Minutes | 
 | controller and drive motor. If you choose a factory installed | 
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 | combination of parameters this field will display the setting. If you | 
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 | choose to customize the parameters you will be able to set this | 
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 | yourself. The options available vary from Off, which has no | 
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 | inactivity shutoff, to 20 minutes. | 
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| Display | • Off | [Off] | Sets the length of time without any user input device activity | 
| Timeout: | • 2 to 20 | 
 | before the display is turned off. If you choose a factory | 
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 | Minutes | 
 | combination of parameters, this field will display the setting. If you | 
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 | choose to customize the parameters, you will be able to set this | 
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 | yourself. Off has no inactivity shutoff. | 
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| Standby | • Off | [4 Minutes] | Sets the length of time without any user input device activity | 
| Timeout: | • 1 to 16 | 
 | before the CPU is set to half speed and the display and the hard | 
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 | Minutes | 
 | drive are turned off. If you choose a factory combination of | 
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 | parameters this field will display the setting. If you choose to cus- | 
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 | tomize the parameters you will be able to set it yourself. | 
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| Auto Sus- | • Off | [15 Min- | Sets the length of time without any I/O activity before your | 
| pend | • 5 to 60 | utes] | |
| Timeout: | minutes | 
 | combination of parameters this field will display that setting. If you | 
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 | choose to customize the parameters you will be able to set this | 
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 | yourself. Off has no inactivity suspension. | 
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| Suspend | • Suspend | [Suspend] | Sets the form of suspension state. If you choose Suspend, you will | 
| Mode: | • Save to Disk* | 
 | suspend operation with power to system memory, and everything | 
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 | else powered down or in a very low power state. If you choose | 
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 | *To use Save to | 
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 | Disk automatically | 
 | the operating parameters to the hard drive before turning your | 
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 | in Windows 98, set | 
 | notebook to the  | 
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 | Suspend Mode to | 
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 | Save to Disk mode. | 
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| Auto Save | • Off | [Off] | When set to “After 1 Hour”, your notebook will automati- | 
| to Disk: | • After 1 Hour | 
 | cally save all system memory and the operating parameters to the | 
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 | hard drive and go to  | 
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 | mode for more than an hour. | 
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