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3-8 User’s Manual
PORTÉGÉ M780
Heat dispersal
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To protect against overheating, the processor has
an internal temperature sensor so that, if the
computer’s internal temperature rises to a certain
level, the cooling fan is turned on or the
processing speed is lowered. This can be
specified in the Power Options.
TOSHIBA HDD
Protection
This feature uses the acceleration sensor built in
the computer to detect vibration and shocks, and
automatically moves the hard disk drive’s read/
write head to a safe position in order to reduce
the risk of damage that could be caused by
head-to-disk contact. Refer to the Using the Hard
Disk Drive (HDD) Protection section in Chapter 4,
Operating Basics, for more details.
■ The TOSHIBA HDD Protection function does not guarantee that the
hard disk drive will not be damaged.
■ TOSHIBA HDD Protection cannot be used in models that are equipped
with SSD.
Optical Drive Auto
Lock
This function automatically locks the optical disc
drive eject button if the computer detects any
vibration or other shocks while running on the
battery.
This function prevents the disc tray from opening
even if the eject button is pushed unexpectedly.
For information on using this feature, please refer
to the Optical Drive Auto Lock section in
Chapter 4, Operating Basics.
Hibernation Mode This feature lets you turn off the power to the
computer without exiting from your software.
The contents of main memory are automatically
saved to the hard disk drive so that when you
next turn the power on again, you can continue
working right where you left off. Refer to the
Turning off the power section in Chapter 1,
Getting Started, for more details.
Sleep Mode If you have to interrupt your work, you can use
this feature to allow you to turn off power to the
computer without exiting from your software.
Data is maintained in the computer’s main
memory so that when you next turn on the power,
you can continue working right where you left off.