Toshiba A500, A500D Power Options, access to your computer, system providing data security, specified in the Power Options, specified in the Power Options, supply *1, automatic

	Satellite A500/A500D
Power on password	Two levels of password security, supervisor and
	user, are available to prevent unauthorized
	access to your computer.
Instant security	A specific hot key function automatically locks the
	system providing data security.
Intelligent power	A microprocessor in the computer’s intelligent
supply *1	power supply detects the battery’s charge,
	automatically calculates the remaining battery
	capacity and protects electronic components
	from abnormal conditions such as a voltage
	overload from the AC adaptor. This can be
	specified in the Power Options.
Battery save mode *1	This feature lets you configure the computer in
	order to save battery power. This can be
	specified in the Power Options.
Low battery	When battery power is exhausted to the point that
automatic	computer operation cannot be continued, the
Hibernation Mode *1	system automatically enters Hibernation Mode
	and shuts itself down. This can be specified in the
	Power Options.
Heat dispersal *1	To protect against overheating, the processor has
	an internal temperature sensor so that, if the
	computer’s internal temperature rises to a certain
	level, the cooling fan is turned on or the
	processing speed is lowered. This can be
	specified in the Power Options.

If the processor’s temperature reaches an unacceptably high level with either setting, the computer will automatically shut down to prevent any damage - in this instance any unsaved data in memory will be lost.

TOSHIBA HDD	This feature uses the acceleration sensor built in
Protection	the computer to detect vibration and shocks, and
	automatically moves the hard disk drive’s
	read/write head to a safe position in order to
	reduce the risk of damage that could be caused
	by head-to-disk contact. Refer to the Using the
	Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection section in
	Chapter 4, Operating Basics for details.

The TOSHIBA HDD Protection function does not guarantee that the hard disk drive will not be damaged.

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