L i f e B o o k P S e r i e s B I O S

Table 16: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu

Menu field

Options

Default

Description

 

 

 

 

Standby

Off

[4 Minutes]

Sets the length of time without any user input device activity before the CPU

Timeout:

1 to 16 Minutes

 

is set to half speed and the display and the hard drive are turned off. If you

 

 

 

choose a factory combination of parameters this field will display the setting.

 

 

 

If you choose to customize the parameters you will be able to set it yourself.

 

 

 

 

Auto Suspend

Off

[15 Minutes]

Sets the length of time without any I/O activity before your note-book goes

Timeout:

5 to 60 minutes

 

into Suspend mode. If you choose a factory combination of parameters this

 

 

 

field will display that setting. If you choose to customize the parameters you

 

 

 

will be able to set this yourself. Off has no inactivity suspension.

 

 

 

 

Suspend

Suspend

[Suspend]

Sets the form of suspension state. If you choose Suspend, you will suspend

Mode:

Save to Disk

 

operation with power to system memory, and everything else powered

 

 

 

down or in a very low power state. If you choose Save-to-Disk your note-

 

 

 

book will save all of system memory and the operating parameters to the

 

 

 

hard drive before turning your notebook to the pseudo-off condition.

 

 

 

 

Auto Save

Off

[Off]

When set to “After 1 Hour”, your notebook will automatically save all

to Disk:

After 1 Hour

 

system memory and the operating parameters to the hard drive and go to

 

 

 

pseudo-off if the notebook is left in Suspend mode for more than an hour.

 

 

 

 

Resume On

Off

[Off]

Sets whether or not to Resume from a suspension state when a message is

Modem Ring:

On

 

received by telephone line. This feature will not operate if the Save-to-Disk

 

 

 

mode is enabled. This feature applies to internal and external modems.

 

 

 

 

Resume On

Off

[Off]

Sets whether or not to resume from a suspension state at a designated time.

Time:

On

 

This feature is available from either the Suspend or Save-to-Disk modes.

 

 

 

 

Resume Time:

–—

[00:00:00]

Sets the designated time, on a 24-hour clock, when the notebook is to auto-

 

 

 

matically resume operation from the Suspend state. The format of the clock

 

 

 

setting is hours:minutes:seconds. Each segment of the time is set separately,

 

 

 

either by incrementing or by typing in the numbers. You move between the

 

 

 

segments with the [Tab] key or the [Shift]+[Tab] keys. This only applies

 

 

 

when Resume on Time is set to On.

 

 

 

 

Advanced

–—

–—

When selected, opens the Advanced Features submenu which allows

Features:

 

 

setting additional power saving parameters.

 

 

 

 

Factory Installed Values for Power Saving Profiles

 

Hard Disk

Video

Standby

Auto Suspend

 

Timeout

Timeout

Timeout

Timeout

 

 

 

 

 

Customized:

Off

Off

4 Minutes

15 Minutes

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Power Savings:

30 Seconds

2 Minutes

1 Minute

5 Minutes

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Performance:

Off

Off

Off

15 Minutes

 

 

 

 

 

Disabled:

Off

Off

Off

Off

 

 

 

 

 

Sample Customized Profile: (To get even better battery

2 Minutes

1 Minute

1 Minute

5 Minutes

life keep the display and volume settings as low as pos-

 

 

 

 

sible and use the sample customized profile.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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