Toshiba P845 User Manual page 93

Intelligent power
supply
Battery save mode
Panel power on/off
Low battery
automatic Hibernation
Mode
Heat dispersal
TOSHIBA HDD
Protection
Hibernation Mode
User's Manual
A microprocessor in the computer's intelligent
*1 power supply detects the battery's charge,
automatically calculates the remaining battery
capacity and protects electronic components
from abnormal conditions such as a voltage
overload from the AC adaptor. This can be
specified in the Power Options.
This feature lets you configure the computer in
*1
order to save battery power. This can be
specified in the Power Options.
This feature automatically turns power to the
*1
computer off when the display panel is closed,
and turns it back on when the display panel is
opened. This can be specified in the Power
Options.
When battery power is exhausted to the point
that computer operation cannot be continued, the
system automatically enters Hibernation Mode
*1
and shuts itself down. This can be specified in
the Power Options.
To protect against overheating, the processor
*1
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.
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
Drive (HDD) Protection
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
Getting Started, for more details.
Using the Hard Disk
section for more details.
section in Chapter 1,
4-6