Fujitsu Lifebook L440 User Manual page 55

and put your notebook in Suspend mode when
not actually performing an operation. As with
all mobile,battery-powered computers,there
is a trade-off between performance and
power savings.
Internal power management for your notebook
may be controlled from settings made in the
BIOS setup utility, or from settings made in
your operating system.
Using the Suspend/Resume Button
When your notebook is active,the Suspend/
Resume button, (Figure 1-6 on page 5), 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 3-14.)
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-
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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 page 26.) If it is visi-
ble 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. (See pages 46-48.) When
you receive your LifeBook L Series it will be set
to the default, which is Suspend mode.
C A U T I O N
Loss of all power sources, including
batteries, while in Suspend mode will
cause loss of data and an inability
to re t u rn 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
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Figure 3-14 Suspend/Resume Button
while turning off the CPU, the display, the hard
drive and all other internal components except
those necessary to maintain system memory,
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 Suspend from the Windows
Shut down menu (Windows 95).
Selecting Standby from the Windows Shut
down menu (Windows 98).
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