L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S
Table 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu (for APM operating systems only)
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Auto Suspend | ■ | Off | [15 Minutes] | Sets the length of time without any I/O activity before your note- |
Timeout: | ■ | 5 to 60 minutes |
| book goes into Suspend mode. If you choose a factory combination |
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| of parameters this field will display that setting. If you choose to |
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| customize the parameters you will be able to set this yourself. Off |
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| has no inactivity suspension. |
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Suspend Mode: | ■ | Suspend | [Suspend] | Sets the state of suspension used. If you choose Suspend, operation |
| ■ | Save to Disk* |
| will be suspended. Power will still be supplied to system memory, |
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| but everything else will be powered down or will enter a very low |
| *Note that Save to |
| power state. If you choose | |
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| Disk is applicable |
| of system memory and operating parameters to the hard drive |
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| before turning your notebook to the |
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Auto Save | ■ | Off | [Off] | When set to After 1 Hour, your notebook will automatically |
to Disk: | ■ | After 1 Hour |
| save all of system memory and the operating parameters to the |
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| hard drive, and go to the |
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| Suspend mode for an hour. |
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Resume On | ■ | Off | [Off] | Sets whether or not to Resume from a suspension state when a |
Modem Ring: | ■ | On |
| message is received by telephone line. This feature will not operate |
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| and external modems. |
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Resume On Time: | ■ | Off | [Off] | Sets whether or not to resume from a suspension state at a |
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| designated time. This feature is available from either the Suspend |
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Resume Time: | ■ | 00:00:00 to | [00:00:00] | Sets the designated time, on a |
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| The format of the clock setting is hours:minutes:seconds. Each |
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| segment of the time is set separately, either by incrementing or by |
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| typing in the numbers. You move between the segments with the |
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| [Tab] key or the [Shift]+[Tab] keys. This only applies when Resume |
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| on Time is set to On. |
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Advanced | When selected, opens the Advanced Features submenu which | |||
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| allows setting additional power saving parameters. |
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Factory Installed Values for Power Saving Profiles (for APM operating systems only)
| Hard Disk | Video Timeout | Standby | Auto Suspend |
| Timeout |
| Timeout | Timeout |
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Customized: | Off | Off | 4 Minutes | 15 Minutes |
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Maximum Power Savings: | 30 Seconds | 2 Minutes | 1 Minute | 5 Minutes |
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Maximum Performance: | Off | Off | Off | 15 Minutes |
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Disabled: | Off | Off | Off | Off |
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Sample Customized Profile: (To get even better battery | 2 Minutes | 1 Minute | 1 Minute | 5 Minutes |
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