INTRODUCTION

User's Manual

Auto power on

This feature lets you set a time and date for the computer

 

to turn on automatically. The feature is useful for receiving

 

remote communications while you are asleep or away.

 

You can specify the setting in Scheduled Tasks.

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.

 

Hibernation

This feature lets you turn off the power without exiting

 

from your software. The contents of main memory is saved

 

to the hard disk, when you turn on the power again, you

 

can continue working right where you left off.

Heat dispersal

To protect from overheating, the CPU has an internal

 

temperature sensor. If the computer’s internal temperature

 

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

 

processing speed is lowered. Use the Fan item of the

 

Power Save Modes window in Power Saver.

 

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.

 

Battery optimized

Lowers the CPU processing speed

 

 

first, then if necessary turns on the fan.

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 files.

TOSHIBA Power Saver To access this power savings management program, open the Control Panel and double-click 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, point to settings and click Control Panel. In the Control Panel, double-click the TOSHIBA HW Setup icon.

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