Related Service Information
Standby Mode: In standby mode, the following
occurs:
The LCD backlight turns off.
The hard disk drive motor stops.
The speaker is muted.
Note: Standby mode in Windows 98 is called
suspend
mode
in Windows 95.
The computer enters standby mode when the Fn + F3
keys are pressed.
The computer exits standby and resumes normal operation
when any key is pressed.
Suspend Mode: The following events occur in
addition to what occurs in standby mode when the
computer enters suspend mode:
The LCD is powered off.
The hard disk drive is powered off.
The CPU stops.
Note: Suspend mode in Windows 95 is called
standby
mode
in Windows 98.
The following events cause the computer to enter suspend
mode:
The Fn + F4 keys are pressed.
The LCD cover is closed. If you add a check mark to
the Will not suspend even if LCD is closed box in
the Power Management Properties window, the
computer will not enter suspend mode even if the
LCD is closed. The LCD only turns off.
The Suspend button is selected in the Fuel-Gauge
program.
The specified time has elapsed from the last
operation with the keyboard, the TrackPoint, the hard
disk drive, the parallel connector, or the diskette drive;
or the AC Adapter is plugged in.
In Windows 95, the timer is set by the Suspend
Timer selection in the Power Properties window. In
Windows 98, the timer is set by the System standby
timer selection in the Power Management Properties
window.
The battery indicator blinks orange indicating that the
battery power is low. If you add a check mark to the
Hibernate when battery becomes low box in the
Power Management Properties window, the computer
enters hibernation mode under this condition.
Note: Even if you don't set the low-battery alarm, the
charge indicator will let you know that the
battery is low, and then the ThinkPad will
automatically enter the power-saving mode.
This default low-battery behavior is
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