L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e
HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) FEATURE
The Hibernation feature saves the contents of your LifeBook notebook’s system memory to the hard drive as a part of the Suspend/Resume mode. You can enable or disable this feature.
Enabling or Disabling the Hibernation Feature
The default setting is not enabled. To enable or disable the Hibernation feature follow these easy steps:
1.From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
2.From the Control Panel, select Power Options.
3.Select Hibernation tab. Select the box to enable or disable this feature.
Using the Hibernation Feature
1.From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
2.From the Control Panel, select Power Options.
3.Select Advanced tab, then select Hibernate from the
DISPLAY TIMEOUT
The Video Timeout is one of the power management parameters. This feature saves power by turning off the display if there is no keyboard or pointer activity for the user selected timeout period. Any keyboard or pointer activity will cause the display to restart automatically. This feature is independent of the Power and Suspend/ Resume button and can be enabled and disabled in Windows.
HARD DISK TIMEOUT
The Hard Disk Timeout is another one of the power management parameters. This feature saves power by turning off the hard drive if there is no hard drive activity for the user selected timeout period. Any attempt to access the hard drive will cause it to restart automatically. This feature is independent of the Power and Suspend/Resume button and can be enabled and disabled in Windows.
RESTARTING THE SYSTEM
If your system is on and you need to restart it, be sure that you use the following procedure.
1.Click the Start button, and then click Turn Off Computer.
2.Select the Restart option from within the Windows Shut Down dialog box.
3.Click OK to restart your LifeBook notebook. Your notebook will shut down and then reboot.
Turning off your LifeBook notebook without exiting Windows or turning on your notebook within 10 seconds of the notebook being shut off may cause an error when you start the next time.
Never turn off your LifeBook notebook while an application is running. Close all files, exit all applications, and shut down your operating system prior to turning off the power with the power switch. If files are open when you turn the power off, you will lose any changes that have not been saved, and may cause disk errors.
POWER OFF
Before turning off the power by choosing Shut Down from the Start menu, check that the Hard Drive, Optical Drive, and PC Card access indicators are all Off. (See Figure
Using the correct procedure to shut down from Windows allows your LifeBook notebook to complete its operations and turn off power in the proper sequence to avoid errors. The proper sequence is:
1.Click the Start button, and then click Turn Off Computer.
2.Select the Shut Down option from within the Windows Shut Down dialog box.
3.Click Turn Off to shut down your LifeBook note- book.
If you are going to store your notebook for a month or more, see Care and Maintenance Section.
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