Standby Mode; Display Timeout; Hard Disk Timeout; Windows 98 Second Edition Or Me Power Management - Fujitsu LifeBook C-6581 User Manual

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C A U T I O N
The Suspend or Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) mode
should not be used with certain PC Cards. Check your
PC Card documentation for more information.
P O I N T S
If your LifeBook notebook is actively accessing
information when you enter the Suspend or Hiber-
nation (Save-to-Disk) mode, changes to open files
are not lost. The files are left open and memory is
kept active during Suspend mode or the memory is
transferred to the internal hard drive during Hiber-
nation (Save-to-Disk) mode.
When PC Cards or external devices are in use,
Save-to-Disk mode cannot return to the exact state
prior to suspension, because all of the peripheral
devices will be re-initialized when the system
restarts.
The main advantage of using the Hibernation
(Save-to-Disk) function is that power is not
required to maintain your data. This is particularly
important if you will be leaving your LifeBook note-
book in a suspended state for a prolonged period of
time. The drawback of using Hibernation (Save-to-
Disk) mode is that it lengthens the power down and
power up sequences and resets peripheral devices.
Windows 98 only: Hibernation (Save-to-Disk)
mode requires allocating a significant amount of
hard drive capacity for saving all system memory,
which reduces your usable disk space. When you
purchase your LifeBook notebook it will have space
allocated for the memory installed. If you upgrade
the original system by adding a memory upgrade
module without changing the size of your Hiberna-
tion (Save-to-Disk) allocation you will get an error
message when you try to activate Hibernation
(Save-to-Disk) mode and it will not work. Use the
PHDISK Utility to increase the size of the Hiberna-
tion (Save-to-Disk) file, SAVE2DSK.BIN. You can
download the Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) File Allo-
cation information from our Web site at
www.fujitsupc.com. If you need help, contact your
support representative for recommendations.

STANDBY MODE

Standby mode is one of the power management parame-
ters. When Standby mode is activated, your LifeBook
notebook shuts off the display and turns off the hard
drive when there is no activity (keystroke, pointer
action, sound generation, video display change, modem
transmission or reception, etc.) on your LifeBook note-
book for the user-selected Standby time-out period. Any
activity will cause your LifeBook notebook to return to
normal operation automatically. This feature is indepen-
dent of the Suspend/Resume/Power On button.
P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t

DISPLAY TIMEOUT

The Video Timeout is one of the power management
parameters. This feature saves power by turning off the
display if there is no keyboard or pointer activity for the
user selected timeout period. Any keyboard or pointer
activity will cause the display to restart automatically.
This feature is independent of the Suspend/Resume/
Power On button and can be enabled and disabled in
Windows and BIOS setup utility. (See BIOS Setup Utility
on page 29 for more information)

HARD DISK TIMEOUT

The Hard Disk Timeout is another one of the power
management parameters. This feature saves power by
turning off the hard drive if there is no hard drive
activity for the user selected timeout period. Any
attempt to access the hard drive will cause it to restart
automatically. This feature is independent of the
Suspend/Resume/Power On button and can be enabled
and disabled in Windows and BIOS setup utility. (See
BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more information)
WINDOWS 98 SECOND EDITION OR ME
POWER MANAGEMENT
The Power Management icon located in the Windows 98
Second Edition or Me Control Panel allows you to
configure some of the power management settings. For
example, you can use the Power Management to set the
timeout values for turning off the display and hard disks
whether you are running the LifeBook notebook on
battery power or one of the adapters. (See Pre-Installed
Software on page 79 for more information) The settings
may also be changed in the BIOS. (See BIOS Setup Utility
on page 29 for more information)

RESTARTING THE SYSTEM

If your system is on and you need to restart it, be sure
that you use the following procedure.
1. Click the Start button, and then click Shut Down.
2. Select the Restart option from within the Windows
Shut Down dialog box.
3. Click OK to restart your LifeBook notebook. Your
notebook will shut down and then reboot.
C A U T I O N
Turning off your LifeBook notebook without exiting
Windows or turning on your notebook within 10 sec-
onds of the notebook being shut off may cause an error
when you start the next time.
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