How Rapid Resume Saves Information - IBM Aptiva Hardware Handbook

Table 2: Rapid Resume Manager normal operation
What happens:
Computer comes on
when the phone rings.
Computer comes on
when you haven't
pushed the on/off
button.
System unit power
indicator light is
blinking, but system
unit is turned off.
System unit and
monitor are on, but
nothing is displayed
on the screen.
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Explanation:
This is a normal function of the
Wake Up on Ring feature. You can
turn Wake Up on Ring off in Rapid
Resume Manager or in the Rapid
Resume feature of the
Configuration/Setup Utility.
This is a normal function of the
Scheduler feature. You can turn
this feature off by disabling
Scheduler in Rapid Resume
Manager or Wake Up on Alarm in
the Rapid Resume feature of the
Configuration/Setup Utility.
This is a normal function of Wake
Up on Ring. It indicates a fax may
be waiting. With Wake Up on Ring
enabled, you can select the
Indicator option in Rapid Resume
Manager or in the Rapid Resume
feature of the Configuration/Setup
Utility.
This is a normal function of the
Standby feature. Press a key or
move the mouse to exit Standby.
How Rapid Resume saves
information
When you use Rapid Resume, the contents of memory
are saved in a special file on your hard disk every time
you turn off your computer. This is a hidden system file
called "_PS1SAVE.DAT". With Rapid Resume enabled, it
is created each time you start your computer by
pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete.
The size of this file depends on how much memory is
installed on your computer. If you install additional
memory, the size of the file increases when you press
Ctrl + Alt + Delete to start your computer. If your hard
disk does not have enough space for the _PS1SAVE.DAT
file, Rapid Resume cannot be enabled until you create
enough space for this file.
If you choose not to use Rapid Resume, you can delete
the _PS1SAVE.DAT file to free some space on your hard
disk. For more information about Rapid Resume and
specific instructions on how to delete the
_PS1SAVE.DAT file, see section 2.4 of the README.TXT
file located in the PS1TOOLS directory of your computer.