Power Saving; Power State Summary; System Memory Expansion; Processor Upgrades - Asus T9A User Manual

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Power Saving

In addition to reducing the CPU clock, this mode puts devices including the LCD backlight in their
lower active state. The Notebook PC enters Standby mode (low priority) when the system remains idle
for a specified amount of time. The timeout can be set through BIOS setup (lower priority) and Win-
dows power management (higher priority). To resume system operation, press any key on the key-
board, touchpad, external mouse, or by moving the mouse.
A Customized Power-Saving Example
The timeout settings for System Standby, Auto Suspend, Hard Disk Off, and Video Off specify the
amount of time the system must be inactive before the next power management level is enabled. The
example below demonstrates this function. The following power management events will take place if:
• The Hard Disk Timeout is set to 2 minutes
• The Standby Timeout to 8 minutes
• Auto Suspend Timeout to 10 minutes
1. After 2 minutes of system idle, the hard disk spins down.
2. After 6 additional minutes (a total of 8 minutes of system idle) the system enters Standby.
3. After 2 minutes in the system Standby mode (a total of 10 minutes of system idle), the system
suspends to memory or to disk (depending on BIOS setup).
After the system has suspended (see ENTRY EVENT below), operation can be returned or resumed
(see EXIT EVENT below) to the point in your application where it was suspended.

Power State Summary

STATE
Stand by
STR
(Standy By)
(Save-to-RAM)
STD
(Hibernate)
(Save-to-Disk)
Soft OFF
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Using the Notebook PC
ENTRY EVENT
• Stand by through Windows Start button,
• Timer as set though "Power Management"
in Windows Control Panel (higher priority)
or BIOS setup (lower priority)
• Timer as set through BIOS setup
• Hotkey [Fn][F1]
• Timer as set through BIOS setup
• Hotkey [Fn][F1]
• Battery Extremely Low
• Power button (can be defined as STR or STD) • Power button
• "Shut down" through Windows Start button
EXIT EVENT
• Any device
• Battery low
• Ring indicator
• Power button
• Power button