NOTE: To know the pre-defined settings for the above three options, you can select the next option to view the settings in the submenu.

Customizing Power Management Features

To customize Power Management features, select “Customize” from the Power pull-down menu. The submenu will display as shown below.

Customize

 

Hard Disk Power Down After:

20 Min

Standby After:

Disabled

Suspend After:

Disabled

Suspend Data to:

RAM

Cover Close:

Suspend

Battery Low Warning Beep:

Enabled

VGA Activity:

Enabled

Resume On Time:

Disabled

Hour

0

Minute

0

Second

0

Resume On Modem Ring:

Disabled

The followings describe in sequence all the items of this submenu.

Hard Disk Power Down After

The “Hard Disk Power Down After” item sets the time-out period for the hard disk to power down if it is not in use during the set period. The hard disk will power up again when next accessed.

The available options are Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 15 Min, and 20 Min.

Standby After

The “Standby After” item sets the time-out period for initiating Standby mode. It works in conjunction with the previous item “Idle Mode.” After the notebook enters Idle mode, the Power Saving starts the time-out for the Standby mode. If the notebook remains in Idle mode until the time-out period for Standby mode has been reached, the notebook enters Standby mode.

If Standby mode is in effect, several system subsystems go into standby or off mode so that system power will be reduced. The system will wake up from Standby mode when system activity is detected.

The available options are Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 12 Min, and 16 Min.

Suspend After

The “Suspend After” item sets the time-out period for initiating Suspend mode. It works in conjunction with the previous item “Standby After.” After the notebook enters Standby mode, the Power Saving starts the time-out for the Suspend mode. If the notebook

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HP 80XL302 manual Customizing Power Management Features, Hard Disk Power Down After, Standby After, Suspend After