P870/P875

Intelligent power sup- A microprocessor in the computer's intelligent

ply *1power 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.

 

 

Panel power on/off *1

This feature automatically turns power to the

 

computer off when the display panel is closed,

 

and turns it back on when the display panel is

 

opened. This can be specified in the Power

 

Options.

Low battery automat- When battery power is exhausted to the point

ic Hibernation Mode *1 that computer operation cannot be continued, the 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.

 

 

TOSHIBA HDD Pro-

This feature uses the acceleration sensor built in

tection

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 for more details.

 

 

Hibernation Mode

This feature lets you turn off the power to the

 

computer without exiting from your software. The

 

contents of main memory are automatically

 

saved to the Hard Disk Drive so that when you

 

next turn the power on again, you can continue

 

working right where you left off. Refer to the

 

Turning off the power section in Chapter 1,

 

Getting Started, for more details.

 

 

User's Manual

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