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Appendix B: Notes on Software
This appendix contains important notes on some of the software applications and
utility programs that have been pre-installed on your notebook.
About the Suspend-to-disk Partition
The suspend-to-disk partition is an area on the hard disk drive that is reserved for
the suspend-to-disk function. The suspend-to-disk function is a special way of
turning off the notebook.
When the notebook is suspended to disk, the contents of the system memory are
copied to the suspend-to-disk partition, and then the notebook turns off. When the
notebook is turned back on, the data in the suspend-to-disk partition is copied
back into system memory. In just a few seconds after power on, the notebook
appears exactly as it was when it was suspended to disk.
The suspend-to-disk partition must have a capacity that is 3 MB larger than the
total memory installed in the notebook (the extra 3 MB are required by the
notebook's video memory). In the standard configuration, the notebook is
installed with a 51 MB suspend-to-disk partition. This partition supports the
suspend-to-disk function for all memory configurations of your notebook (up to
48 MB).
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