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LifeBook C Series BIOS
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*
*Note that Save to
Disk is applicable
to Windows 98
operating system
only)
[Suspend] Sets the state of suspension used. If you choose Suspend, operation
will be suspended. Power will still be supplied to system memory,
but everything else will be powered down or will enter a very low
power state. If you choose Save-to-Disk, your notebook will save all
of system memory and 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 of system memory and the operating parameters to the
hard drive, and go to the pseudo-off if you leave your notebook in
Suspend mode for 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
mode or the Save-to-Disk mode.
Resume Time:
■
00:00:00 to
23:59:59
[00:00:00] Sets the designated time, on a 24-hour clock, when the notebook
is to automatically 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.
Factory Installed Values for Power Saving Profiles (for APM operating systems only)
Hard Disk
Timeout
Video Timeout Standby
Timeout
Auto Suspend
Timeout
Customized: Off Off 4 Minutes 15 Minutes
Maximum Power Savings: 30 Seconds 2 Minutes 1 Minute 5 Minutes
Maximum Performance: Off Off Off 15 Minutes
Disabled: Off Off Off Off
Sample Customized Profile: (To get even better battery
life keep the display and volume settings as low as
possible and use the sample customized profile.)
2 Minutes 1 Minute 1 Minute 5 Minutes
Table 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu (for APM operating systems only)
Menu field Options Default Description