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My notebook does not enter the power saving mode I selected.
(Windows Me only)
To enable your notebook to enter the power saving mode you select, proceed as
follows:
1 Click Start, point to Program, point to Accessories, point to System Tools,
then click System Information. The Help and Support window appears.
2 Click System Configuration Utility under the Tools menu.
3 Click the Advanced button on the General tab, and confirm the following
information:
❑ The message “Standby function is enabled” is displayed. If the message
reads “Standby function is disabled”, click the Enable button.
❑ The message “Hibernate feature is enabled” is displayed. If the message
reads “Hibernate feature is disabled”, click the Enable button.
4 Click OK and restart your notebook.
My system enters System Idle mode when System Suspend mode has been
selected.
❑ If you are connecting an optical disc drive with a PC card, disconnect it by
stopping the PC card. Use the Sony Notebook Setup utility to disable devices
that you are not currently using. See “Removing a PC card” for more
information.
❑ Make sure the PC Card is compatible with your notebook’s Windows
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operating system.
The Power Management setting is not responding.
Your notebook’s operating system may become unstable if a lower power state,
such as system hibernation is initiated and then changed before the notebook
completely enters the lower power state. To restore the notebook to its normal
operating stability:
1 Close all open applications.
2 Push and hold the power button for four seconds or longer to shut down the
notebook.
✍ (Windows 2000 only) When the notebook enters and returns from a power saving
mode after removing the optical drive, the message
“Unsafe Removal of Device” may
appear and the device name is shown listed as Secondary IDE Channel. Click OK.