Utilities

 

Battery save mode

This feature lets you save battery power. You can specify

 

 

the Power Save Mode in the Running on batteries item of

 

 

the Power Save Modes window in TOSHIBA Power Saver.

 

Panel power off/on

This feature turns power to the computer off when the

 

 

display panel is closed and turns it back on when the panel

 

 

is opened. You can specify the setting in the When I close

 

 

the lid item of the System Power Mode window in

 

 

TOSHIBA Power Saver.

 

Low battery

When battery power is exhausted to the point that

automatic hibernation

computer operation cannot be continued, the system

 

 

automatically enters Hibernation and shuts down. You can

 

 

specify the setting in the Battery Alarm item of the Alarm

 

 

window in TOSHIBA Power Saver.

 

Heat dispersal

The CPU has an internal temperature sensor that automati-

 

 

cally activates cooling procedures. Refer to the Heat

 

 

dispersal section in Chapter 4, Operating Basics, for

 

 

details on setting the options for cooling methods.

 

Hibernation

This feature lets you turn off the power without exiting

 

 

from your software. The contents of main memory is saved

 

 

to the hard disk, when you turn on the power again, you

 

 

can continue working right where you left off. Refer to the

 

 

Turning off the power section in Chapter 3, Getting

 

 

Started, for details.

 

Standby

If you have to interrupt your work, you can turn off the

 

 

power without exiting from your software. Data is main-

 

 

tained in the computer’s main memory. When you turn on

 

 

the power again, you can continue working right where

 

 

you left off.

Utilities

This section describes preinstalled utilities and tells how to start them. For details on operations, refer to each utility’s online manual, help files or readme.txt files.

TOSHIBA Power Saver To access this power savings management program, open the Control Panel and select the TOSHIBA Power Saver icon.

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