Power Management Settings - Panasonic CF-45 Series Reference Manual

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Power Management settings

Power Management
Functions
automatically set
HDD Motor Timeout
ECO Mode Timeout
Power Conservation
(AC Adapter Connected)
Popup window display by
**
pressing Fn + F8
*
Enabled only when the battery itself is being used.
**
is displayed by pressing
The key combination
Operability can be checked by confirming that
HDD Motor Timeout: When the hard disk drive is not accessed for more than a minute,
ECO Mode Timeout: If there is no input from a key, the trackball, or the mouse for
NOTE
When the power management setting is disabled in the Setup Utility, Fn + F8 does
not work.
CAUTION
When installed in a network environment.
Be sure to disable the suspend/hibernation timeout settings with the Setup Utility .
After resuming operation from the suspend or hibernation mode, the network connection may be
severed or the computer will not work properly.
When a device like a high-speed modem or ISDN terminal adapter is connected to the
serial port, etc.
There are times when high-speed communication is adversely affected if the power man-
agement function is enabled. Please confirm that
Fn + F8
to disable the power management function. After you have finished using
a communication device, you can enable the power management function by
pressing Fn + F8 .
Key operation and music playback.
When the power management function is running, you may feel that key and trackball (or mouse)
operations are sluggish. Furthermore, music may not be played back correctly when entering the
ECO mode during playback.
Enable (Always) Enable(Battery)*
(Setting at the time of
purchase)
1 min 1 min
2 min 2 min
Enable Disable
Fn F8
+ to disable the power management function.
Fn F8
+ sometimes does not work (such as during HDD access).
the hard disk motor is turned off.
more than two minutes, the power to the LCD is cut and the hard
disk motor is turned off. Even when an application software is
being installed, the computer may enter the ECO mode.
(except when the power management is set to [Disable])
Disable
Never
Never
Disable
or is being displayed ).
is displayed by pressing
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