System Power Management; Local Power Management - NEC VERSA 6000 Series Service Manual

The NEC PowerPanel Utility icon also allows you to change the timeout period for some of
these devices. See Section 2, Setup and Operation for an overview of PowerPanel.
Use the key combination to set the power management level. The faucet icon changes
Fn F7
when the power management setting changes. You can toggle between Highest Perform-
ance, Longest Battery Life, Custom Power Management, and Off. Default values change
depending on the type of power management you use.

System Power Management

The system power management consists of the following operation modes. These modes
are:
Active Mode
with the default clock speed. The system continues to run at this speeds unless
overwritten by the power management features.
Suspend Mode
shut down, and register values to be stored in RAM. System RAM is put into a
slow refresh state.
The system resumes Active mode when you press the Suspend button, the system
detects a modem ring, or the system is set to resume at a certain time of day. (The
system will not resume Active mode if a PCMCIA modem detects a ring.) Sus-
pend mode lets you save power without first saving the working data.
Press the Suspend button to enter Suspend mode when you need to be away from
the system for a short period of time and want to return to where you left off.
Standby Mode
eliminates unnecessary power consumption when you operate the system on bat-
tery power or AC. Standby mode shuts down the LCD panel, providing privacy as
well as power savings.

Local Power Management

Use Auto Setup to select one of four power management settings for local devices. These
include Longest
Battery
Off. The power management levels are also available during AC operation. The NEC Versa
6000 computer ships with Longest
See Section 2 for specific procedures on using Auto Setup to select the power management
settings.
NOTE: Some power management features are
unavailable when an NEC docking station is con-
nected.
In active mode, the system uses maximum power. It operates
Suspend mode causes the CPU power down, local devices to
The system switches automatically to Standby mode. This
Life, Highest Performance, Custom Setup, and Power Management
Life as the default power management setting.
Battery
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