Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intelligent power

A microprocessor in the computer’s intelligent

 

supply

power supply detects the battery’s charge and

 

 

calculates the remaining battery capacity. It also

 

 

protects electronic components from abnormal

 

 

conditions, such as voltage overload from an AC

 

 

adaptor. You can monitor remaining battery

 

 

capacity by using the Battery remaining item in

 

 

TOSHIBA Power Saver.

 

 

 

 

Battery save mode

This feature lets you save battery power. You can

 

 

specify the Power Save Mode in the Profile item

 

 

in TOSHIBA Power Saver.

 

 

 

 

Panel power on/off

This feature turns power to the computer off

 

 

when the computer’s LCD display panel is closed

 

 

and turns it back on when the computer’s LCD

 

 

display panel is opened. You can specify the

 

 

setting in the When I close the lid item of the

 

 

Setup Actions tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver.

 

 

 

 

Low battery

When battery power is exhausted to the point that

 

automatic

computer operation cannot be continued, the

 

hibernation

system automatically enters Hibernation and

 

 

shuts down. You can specify the setting in the

 

 

Setup Actions tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver.

 

 

 

 

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 Cooling Method item of the

 

 

Basic Setup tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver.

 

 

 

 

Optical media drive

Use this to turn the power of the optical media

 

power icon

drive on or off. Clicking on the optical media drive

 

 

icon on the taskbar will turn the power of the

 

 

optical media drive on or off. If the optical media

 

 

drive power is off, the disc tray will not open even

 

 

if the eject button is pushed. The power of the

 

 

optical media drive can be turned on using the

 

 

optical media drive icon.

 

 

 

 

HDD Protection

Using the acceleration sensor built in the

 

 

computer, HDD Protection detects vibration,

 

 

shocks, and those signs in the computer, and

 

 

automatically moves the HDD (Hard Disk Drive)

 

 

head to the safe position to reduce the risk of

 

 

damage that could be caused to the disk by

 

 

head-to-disk contact. Refer to the Using the Hard

 

 

Disk Drive (HDD) Protection section in Chapter 4,

 

 

Operating Basics, for details.

 

 

 

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