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while turning off the CPU, the display, the hard
drive and all other internal components except
those necessary to maintain system memory,
recognize the Suspend/Resume button and
restart. Your notebook can be put in Suspend
mode by:
■
Pressing the Suspend/Resume button when
your system is in the On state.
■
Selecting Standby from the Windows Shut
down menu.
■
Timing out from lack of activity.
■
Battery level reaching the Dead Battery
Warning condition.
Your notebook’s RAM typically stores the file(s)
on which you are working, the open applica-
tion(s) and any other data required to support
the operation(s) in progress. When you resume
operation from Suspend mode, it returns to the
point in the operation where it left off. You
must use the Suspend/Resume button to
resume operation, and there must be an
adequate power source available, or your
notebook will not resume.
Using the Suspend/Resume Button
to Perform Save-to-Disk
When your notebook is active, the
Suspend/Resume button, (figure 3-13.), can be
used to manually put your notebook into Save-
To-Disk mode. However, you must first enable
Save-to-Disk mode by enabling Save-to-Disk
mode in the BIOS Setup utility Power menu.
Push the Suspend/Resume button, when your
notebook is active but no Access indicators are
on and release the button (immediately). You
will hear two short beeps and then your system
will flash the Save-to-Disk screen, and enter
Save-to-Disk mode.
If your notebook is in Save-to-Disk mode,
pushing the Suspend/Resume button will
return your notebook to active operation at the
point where it went into Save-to-Disk mode.
You can tell whether or not your system is in
Save-to-Disk mode by looking at the Power
indicator. (See page 20.) If it is visible and not
flashing, your notebook is fully operational. If it
is visible and flashing, your notebook is in
Suspend mode. If it is not visible, the power is
Off or your notebook is in Save-to-Disk mode.
POINT
Save-to-Disk mode will not operate
when Resume On Modem Ring has
been selected in the BIOS.
POINT
If power is lost during Save-to-Disk mode
the data will be retrieved automatically as
soon as power is returned.
POINT
When PC Cards or external devices are
in use, Save-to-Disk mode cannot return
to the exact state prior to suspension,
because all of the peripheral devices will
be re-initialized when the system restarts.