Toshiba Tecra A8, SATELLITE PRO A120 manual Benefits of standby, Executing standby

Getting Started

■Before entering Standby Mode, be sure to save your data.

■Do not install or remove a memory module while the computer is in Standby Mode. The computer or the module could be damaged.

■Do not remove the battery pack while the computer is in Standby Mode (unless the computer is connected to an AC power source). Data in memory will be lost.

■If you carry the computer on board an aircraft or into a hospital, be sure to shut down the computer in Hibernation Mode or in shutdown mode to avoid radio signal interference.

Benefits of standby

The standby feature provides the following benefits:

■Restores the previous working environment more rapidly than does hibernation.

■Saves power by shutting down the system when the computer receives no input or hardware access for the duration set by the System Standby feature.

■You can use the panel power off feature.

Executing standby

You can also enable Standby by pressing Fn + F3. See Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for details.

You can enter Standby Mode in one of three ways:

1.Click start, click Turn Off Computer and click Stand By.

2.Close the computer’s LCD display panel. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the Setup Actions tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver Utility described in the Control Panel.

Open Performance and Maintenance and open TOSHIBA Power

Saver.

3.Press the power button. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the Setup Actions tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver Utility described in the Control Panel.

Open Performance and Maintenance and open TOSHIBA Power

Saver.

When you turn the power back on, you can continue where you left when you shut down the computer.

■When the computer is shut down in Standby Mode, the power indicator blinking orange.

■If you are operating the computer on battery power, you can lengthen the operating time by shutting down in Hibernation Mode. Standby Mode consumes more power.

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