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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 note-
book 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 Suspend
Timeout:
• Off
• 5 to 60 minutes
[15 Minutes] Sets the length of time without any I/O activity before your note-book 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 note-
book 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 automatically 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.
Resume On
Time:
• Off
• On
[Off] Sets whether or not to resume from a suspension state at a designated time.
This feature is available from either the Suspend or Save-to-Disk modes.
Resume Time: –— [00:00:00] Sets the designated time, on a 24-hour clock, when the notebook is to auto-
matically resume operation from the Suspend state. The format of the clock
setting is hours:minutes:seconds. Each segment of the time is set separately,
either by incrementing or by typing in the numbers. You move between the
segments with the [
Tab] key or the [Shift]+[Tab] keys. This only applies
when Resume on Time is set to On.
Advanced
Features:
–— –— When selected, opens the Advanced Features submenu which allows
setting additional power saving parameters.
Power Menu
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