P o w e r M e n u
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 | • Disabled | [Customized] | Sets the power savings parameters to a factory installed |
Savings: | • Customized |
| combination of parameters, a custom set of parameters set by |
| • Maximum |
| you 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 |
Timeout: | • 30 seconds to |
| before your notebook automatically turns off the power to the |
| 20 Minutes |
| hard drive controller and drive motor. If you choose a factory |
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| installed combination of parameters this field will display the |
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| setting. If you choose to customize the parameters you will be |
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| able to set this yourself. The options available vary from Off, |
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| which has no 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 |
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| you choose to customize the parameters, you will be able to set |
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| this 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 |
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| customize the parameters you will be able to set it yourself. |
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Auto Sus- | • Off | [15 Minutes] | Sets the length of time without any I/O activity before your |
pend | • 5 to 60 |
| notebook goes into Suspend mode. If you choose a factory |
Timeout: | minutes |
| combination of parameters this field will display that setting. If |
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| you choose to customize the parameters you will be able to set |
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| this yourself. Off has no inactivity suspension. |
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Suspend | • Suspend | [Suspend] | Sets the form of suspension state. If you choose Suspend, you |
Mode: | • Save to Disk* |
| will suspend operation with power to system memory, and |
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| everything else powered down or in a very low power state. If |
| *To use Save to |
| you choose |
| Disk automatically |
| memory and the operating parameters to the hard drive before |
| in Windows 98, set |
| turning your 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 auto- |
to Disk: | • After 1 Hour |
| matically save all system memory and the operating parameters |
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| to the hard drive and go to |
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| Suspend mode for more than an hour. |
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Resume On | • Off | [Off] | Sets whether or not to Resume from a suspension state when a |
Modem | • On |
| message is received by telephone line. This feature will not |
Ring: |
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| operate if the |
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| applies to internal and external modems. |
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