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Table 16: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu (for APM operating systems only)
Menu field Options Default Description
Power
Savings:
• Disabled
• Customized
• Maximum
Power Savings
• Maximum
Performance
[Customized] Sets the power savings parameters to a factory installed
combination of parameters, a custom set of parameters set by
you or no power saving features.
Hard Disk
Timeout:
• Off
• 30 seconds to
20 Minutes
[Off] Sets the length of time that the hard drive can be inactive
before your notebook automatically turns off the power to the
hard drive controller and drive motor. If you choose a factory
installed combination of parameters this field will display the
setting. If you choose to customize the parameters you will be
able to set this yourself. The options available vary from Off,
which has no inactivity shutoff, to 20 minutes.
Display
Timeout:
• Off
• 2 to 20
Minutes
[Off] Sets the length of time without any user input device activity
before the display is turned off. If you choose a factory
combination of parameters, this field will display the setting. If
you choose to customize the parameters, you will be able to set
this yourself. Off has no inactivity shutoff.
Standby
Timeout:
• Off
• 1 to 16
Minutes
[4 Minutes] Sets the length of time without any user input device activity
before the CPU is set to half speed and the display and the hard
drive are turned off. If you choose a factory combination of
parameters this field will display the setting. If you choose to
customize the parameters you will be able to set it yourself.
Auto Sus-
pend
Timeout:
• Off
• 5 to 60
minutes
[15 Minutes] Sets the length of time without any I/O activity before your
notebook goes into Suspend mode. If you choose a factory
combination of parameters this field will display that setting. If
you choose to customize the parameters you will be able to set
this yourself. Off has no inactivity suspension.
Suspend
Mode:
• Suspend
• Save to Disk*
*To use Save to
Disk automatically
in Windows 98, set
Suspend Mode to
Save to Disk mode.
[Suspend] Sets the form of suspension state. If you choose Suspend, you
will suspend operation with power to system memory, and
everything else powered down or in a very low power state. If
you choose Save-to-Disk your notebook will save all of system
memory and the operating parameters to the hard drive before
turning your notebook to the pseudo-off condition.
Auto Save
to Disk:
• Off
• After 1 Hour
[Off] When set to “After 1 Hour”, your notebook will auto-
matically save all system memory and the operating parameters
to the hard drive and go to pseudo-off if the notebook is left in
Suspend mode for more than an hour.
Resume On
Modem
Ring:
• Off
• On
[Off] Sets whether or not to Resume from a suspension state when a
message is received by telephone line. This feature will not
operate if the Save-to-Disk mode is enabled. This feature
applies to internal and external modems.
Power Menu