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Getting Started
Benefits of Standby Mode
The Standby Mode feature provides the following benefits:
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Restores the previous working environment more rapidly than does the
Hibernation Mode feature.
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Saves power by shutting down the system when the computer receives
no input or hardware access for the time period set by the System
Standby feature.
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Allows the use of the panel power off feature.
Executing Standby Mode
You can also enable Standby Mode by pressing Fn + F3 - please refer to
Chapter 5,
You can enter Standby Mode in one of three ways:
1. Click start, click Turn Off Computer and then click Stand By.
2. Close the computer's LCD display panel. Please note that this feature
must be enabled - please refer to the Setup Actions tab in the TOSHIBA
Power Saver for further information (to access this utility, click start
followed by Control Panel followed by Performance and
Maintenance and then click the TOSHIBA Power Saver icon).
3. Press the power button. Please note that this feature must be enabled -
please refer to the Setup Actions tab in the TOSHIBA Power Saver for
further information (to access this utility, click start followed by Control
Panel followed by Performance and Maintenance and then click the
TOSHIBA Power Saver icon).
When you turn the power back on, you can continue where you left when
you shut down the computer.
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When the computer is switched off in Standby Mode, the power
indicator will blink orange.
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If you are operating the computer on battery power, you can lengthen
the overall operating time by switching it off into Hibernation Mode -
Standby Mode will consume more power while the computer is off.
Standby Mode limitations
Standby Mode will not function under the following conditions:
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Power is turned back on immediately after shutting down.
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Memory circuits are exposed to static electricity or electrical noise.
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