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Table 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu

Menu field

Options

Default

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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 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,

 

 

 

 

but everything else will be powered down or will enter a very low

 

 

 

 

power state. If you choose Save-to-Disk, your notebook will save all

 

 

 

 

of system memory and 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

to Disk:

After 1 Hour

 

save all of system memory and the operating parameters to the

 

 

 

 

hard drive and go to the pseudo-off if you leave your notebook in

 

 

 

 

Suspend mode for an hour.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

if the Save-to-Disk mode is enabled. This feature applies to internal

 

 

 

 

and external modems.

 

 

 

 

 

Resume On Time:

Off

[Off]

Sets whether or not to resume from a suspension state at a

 

On

 

designated time. This feature is available from either the Suspend

 

 

 

 

mode or the Save-to-Disk mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Resume Time:

00:00:00 to

[00:00:00]

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

 

 

23:59:59

 

is to automatically 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

Features:

 

 

 

allows setting additional power saving parameters.

 

 

 

 

 

Factory Installed Values for Power Saving Profiles

 

Hard Disk

Display Timeout

Standby Timeout

Auto Suspend

 

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

2 Minutes

1 Minute

1 Minute

5 Minutes

better battery life keep the display and

 

 

 

 

volume settings as low as possible and use

 

 

 

 

the sample customized profile.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fujitsu Siemens Computers i Series manual Factory Installed Values for Power Saving Profiles, Timeout

i Series specifications

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