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Using the BIOS Setup Utility
Recognizing the Windows NT Power Management States
It is important to recognize your system’s behavior when in each of these power
management states. The following table describes the system behavior for each power
management state.
Windows NT Power Management Behavior
Standby Suspend (STR) Save-to-File (STF)
Default
Setting
4 Minutes 10 minutes after Standby 30 minutes after Suspend
1,3
Manually
invoke
Fn-F4
Press Power button for less
than 4 seconds
2
or
Click Start, Suspend
Fn-Power
1,2
System
behavior
LCD panel is blank.
Status LED lights
green.
LCD panel is blank.
Status LED blinks green.
Progress bar indicates that
current working environment
saved to memory.
LCD panel is blank.
Status LED turns off.
Progress bar indicates that
current working environment
saved to hard disk.
Resume
Press any key Press Power button.
Progress bar appears during
process.
Press Power button.
Progress bar appears during
process.
1
Must configure Suspend Option in BIOS as STF.
2.
Must configure System Switch in BIOS as Sleep button.
3
Automatic STF when there is only 3% power remaining in the system.
