MiTAC 8170 Laptop User Manual


 
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8170 N/B MAINTENANCE
Suspend Type:
This item sets the suspend mode the system will enter. The available options are Suspend To Disk,
Suspend To RAM.
When Suspend-to-RAM mode is initiated, several subsystems will enter standby or power-off mode
to conserve power. The system will wake up from Suspend-to-RAM mode when a key is pressed. “
Resume Timer”, if enabled, can also wake up the system from Suspend-to-RAM mode.
When Suspend-to-Disk mode is initiated, the system preserves all the running application programs as a
file in a “suspend-to-disk partition” on the hard disk and then turns off automatically.
Suspend Timeout :
The “Suspend Timeout” item sets the time-out period for initiating suspend mode. This item works in
conjunction with previous "Global Timeout" item. When the system enters standby mode, the Power
Saving starts the time-out for the Suspend mode. If the system has been in standby mode for the specified
time-out period, system will enter Suspend mode.
The Suspend mode is determined by the “Suspend Type” item in the “Suspend Controls” submenu. It
can be Suspend-to-RAM, Suspend-to-Disk.
The available options are 1 Min, 5 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, and Never.
Suspend-to-disk:
The “Suspend-to-disk” item sets the time-out period for initiating suspend-to-disk mode. This item works
in conjunction with previous "Suspend Timeout" item. When the system enters suspend-to-ram mode, the
Power Saving starts the time-out for the Suspend-to-disk mode. If the system has been in suspend-to-ram
mode for the specified time-out period, system will enter suspend-to-disk mode.
The available options are 1 Min, 5 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, and Never.