Table Of Contents - Compaq Evo n410c - Notebook PC Software Manual

1 Power
Selecting a Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Understanding Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Choosing Standby, Hibernation or Shutdown . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Using the Default Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Setting Power Management Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
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Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
When You Leave Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
When the Power Supply Is Uncertain . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
When Using Infrared or Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Turning the Notebook On or Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Initiating or Resuming from Hibernation . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Initiating or Resuming from Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Accessing the Power Options Window . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Displaying the Power Meter Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Setting or Changing a Power Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Identifying a Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Identifying a Critical Low-Battery Condition . . . . . 1-11
Displaying Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
When External Power Is Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
When a Charged Battery Pack Is Available . . . . . . 1-12
When No Power Source Is Available . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
When Notebook Cannot Resume from
Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
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