Panasonic CF-W4 Series Reference Manual page 65

DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW Drive
Turn the DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive power on/off
When you are not using the DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive, you can turn the drive power off to
minimize power consumption.
Situation
When you want to
turn on and off quickly
To turn off
automatically after a
certain time interval
has elapsed
To set the power
always either on or off
when the computer is
started up
To check the power
status of the drive
When you want to minimize power consumption (example)
Set [CD/DVD Drive Power] in the Setup Utility to [Off].
The drive power remains off when the computer is started up.
To use the drive, turn it on with the drive power/open switch or using [Manual Switching] in
the Optical Disc Drive Power-Saving Utility.
When finished using the drive, turn the drive power off.
NOTE
The drive power/open switch and the Optical Disc Drive Power-Saving Utility only
operates after Windows has started up.
When the drive power is turned on/off, if a message for another application is dis-
played on the notification area, the message indicating the drive power status will be
displayed after the earlier message disappears.
Function to use
The drive power/open switch
[Manual Switching] of the Optical Disc
Drive Power-Saving Utility
[Auto Off Setting] of the Optical Disc
Drive Power-Saving Utility
[CD/DVD Drive Power] in [Main] menu
of the Setup Utility
DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive indicator
or
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