Special features

Panel power on/off

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 Setup Action tab in TOSHIBA

 

Power Saver.

 

Low battery auto-

When battery power is exhausted to the point that com-

matic hibernation

puter operation cannot be continued, the system auto-

 

matically enters Hibernation and shuts down. You can

 

specify the setting in the Setup Action tab in TOSHIBA

 

Power Saver.

 

Heat dispersal

To protect from overheating, the CPU has an internal

 

temperature sensor. If the computer’s internal tempera-

 

ture rises to a certain level, the cooling fan is turned on

 

or the processing speed is lowered. Use the Cooling

 

Method item of the Basic Setup tab in TOSHIBA Power

 

Saver.

 

 

Maximum

Turns on fan first, then if necessary

 

Performance

lowers CPU processing speed.

 

Battery

Lowers the CPU processing speed

 

optimized

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 Chap-

 

ter 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

maintained in the computer’s main memory. When you turn on the power again, you can continue working right where you left off.

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