User’s Manual 3-8
Hardware, Utilities and Options
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.
Maximum
Performance
Turns on fan first, then if
necessary lowers the
processing speed.
Battery Optimized Turns on fan first, then if
necessary lowers the
processing speed early than
Maximum Performance
mode for battrey life saving.
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.
USB Wakeup function This function restores the computer from Sleep
Mode depending on the external devices
connected to the USB ports.
For example, if a mouse or USB keyboard is
connected to a USB port, clicking the mouse
button or pressing the keyboard will wakeup the
computer.
TOSHIBA PC Health
Monitor
The TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor application
proactively monitors a number of system
functions such as power consumption, battery
health and system cooling, informing you of
significant system conditions. This application
recognizes the system and individual component
serial numbers and will track specific activities
related to their usage.
Refer to Appendix F, TOSHIBA PC Health
Monitor.