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Maximum

Turns on fan first, then if necessary

 

Performance

lowers CPU processing speed.

 

Performance

Uses a combination of fan and

 

 

lowering the CPU processing speed.

 

Batteryoptimized

Lowers the CPU processing speed

 

 

first, then if necessary turns on the

 

 

fan.

Hibernation

This feature lets you turn off the power without exiting

 

from your software. The contents of main memory are

 

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.

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

HW Setup

This program lets you customize your hardware settings

 

according to the way you work with your computer and

 

the peripherals you use. To start the utility, click the

 

Windows Start button and click Control Panel. Click the

 

Printers and other Hardware, select the TOSHIBA HW

 

Setup icon.

Fn-esse

This Windows program lets you define your own “short-

 

cut” keys to quickly launch applications and speed your

 

work in Windows. To start the utility, click the Windows

 

Start button, point to All Programs, point to TOSHIBA,

 

point to Utilities and click Fn-esse.

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