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Some software
may differ
from its retail version (if
available),
and
may
not include
user manuals
or all program functionality.
Your Computer model may
be
ENERGY
STAR@
complianr.
If
the
model you
purchased
is compliant, it
is
labeled
with
tlie
ENERGY
STAR@
logo
on the computei
and
the
following
information
applies.
Toshiba
is
a partner in
the Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA)
ENERGY
STAR@
Program and
has designed
thi
computer
to
meet the latest ENERGY
STAR@
guidelines
for
energy
efficiency. Your computer
ships
with
the
power
management
options preset
to
a
configuration that
will
provide
the
host
stable
operating environment
and optimum
system performance
for
both
AC power
and battery
modes.
To conserve energy,
)our
computer is
set
to
enter the
low-power
Sleep mode
which
shuts down
the system and
display
within
t 5
minutes of inactivity in
AC power
mode. We recommend that
you
leave this
and other energy saving features active,
so thatyour
computer
will
operate
at
its maximum
energy efficiency.
You
can
wake the computer
from
Sleep mode by pressing the power button.
See the
"Mobile
Computtng"
section of
the fostri$a User's
Guide
for
more
information
on using power
management settings to
conserve computer
energy.
According to
the EPA,
a
computer meeting
the new
ENERGY
qTARt
specifications will
,t.
between2O%o and
5OTo
less energy
depending on
how
it
is
used.
If
all
U.S. household and
businesses
replaced
old
computers
with
new
ENERGY
STAR@
qualified
models,
we would
save more than $1.8
billion
in
energy costs over
the next five
years and avoid greenhouse
gas emissioni
equivalent
to
more than 2.7 mrllion
cars.
If
every computer purchased
by
businesses
next year met the new
ENERGY
STAR@
requirements,
businesses would
save more than
$210
million
over
the
lifetime
of
those models. That is equivalent to
lighting
120
million
square feet
of U.S. commercial
building
space
each year.
During
2006 Americans,
with
the help of ENERGY
STAR@, saved
about $14
billion
dollars
on
their
utiliiy
bills
and avoided
greenhouse
gas emissions equivalent
to
those
from
25
million
vehicles.
Visit
http
:
I
I
www.energystar. gov or
http
:
I
I
ww
w.
energy
s
tar.
g
ov/powerman agement
for
more
information regarding
the
ENERGY
srAR@ program.