Fujitsu Lifebook E342 Manual page 58

Using the Suspend/Resume Button
When your notebook is active, the Suspend/
Resume button can be used to manually
put your notebook into Suspend mode. The
Suspend/Resume button is located next to the
Status Indicator panel above the keyboard
of your notebook. (Figure 3-17.) Push the
Suspend/Resume button, when your notebook
is active but no Access indicators are on and
release the button (immediately). You will hear
two short beeps and then your system will enter
suspend mode.
If your notebook is suspended, pushing the
Suspend/Resume button will return your note-
book to active operation at the point where it
went into suspension. You can tell whether or
not your system is in Suspend mode by looking
at the Power indicator. (See pages 28-29.) If it is
visible and not flashing, your notebook is fully
operational. If it is visible and flashing, your
notebook is in Suspend mode. If it is not visi-
ble, the power is Off or your notebook is in
Save-to-Disk mode. Your notebook will be
set to operate in Suspend mode when you
receive it.
U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s
Figure 3-17 Suspend/Resume Button
C A U T I O N
Loss of all power sources, including
batteries, while in the Suspend mode will
cause lost data and inability to return
to operation with the Suspend/
Resume button.
Suspend Mode
The Suspend mode, or Standby mode in
Windows 98, saves the contents of your note-
book's system memory during periods of inac-
tivity by maintaining power to critical parts
L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s f r o m F u j i t s u
while turning off the CPU, the display, the hard
drive and all of the other internal components
except those necessary to maintain system
memory and recognize the Suspend/Resume
button and restart. Your notebook can be
put in Suspend mode by:
Pressing the Suspend/Resume button when
your system is in the On state.
Selecting Standby from the Windows Shut
Down menu (Windows 98).
Selecting System Suspend from the
PowerPanel toolbar menu (Windows 95
and Windows NT).
Timing out from lack of activity.
Battery level reaching the Dead Battery
Warning condition.
Your notebook's RAM typically stores the file(s)
on which you are working, the open applica-
tion(s) and any other data required to support
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