When The Power Supply Is Uncertain; When Using Infrared Or Drive Media; Using The Default Power Settings - Compaq Evo N620c Series Software Manual

When the Power Supply Is Uncertain

Make sure that Hibernation remains enabled, especially if you are
operating the notebook on battery power and do not have access
to an external power supply. If the battery pack fails, Hibernation
saves your work to a hibernation file and shuts down the
notebook.

When Using Infrared or Drive Media

Standby and Hibernation interfere with the use of infrared
communication and drive media.
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If the notebook is in Standby or Hibernation, you cannot
initiate an infrared transmission.
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If Standby or Hibernation is accidentally initiated while
a drive medium (such as a diskette, disk, CD, or DVD)
is in use:
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CAUTION: To prevent possible video and audio degradation and
loss of audio or video playback functionality, do not initiate Standby
or Hibernation while using drive media.

Using the Default Power Settings

The following tables describe the factory power settings on the
notebook. You can change many of these settings according to
your preference. If you want to change the default settings, refer
to "Setting Power Management Options" later in this chapter.
Software Guide
Your playback may be interrupted.
You may see a warning message: "Putting the computer
into Hibernation or Standby may stop the playback. Do
you want to continue?" Select No.
Resume from Hibernation or Standby by sliding the
power switch.
Audio and video may resume or you may need to restart
the drive medium.
Power
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