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 |
| • Maximum |
| or no power saving features. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| *To use Save to |
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| Disk automatically |
| the operating parameters to the hard drive before turning your |
| in Windows 98, set |
| notebook to the |
| 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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