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Table 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu (for APM operating systems only)
Menu field
Options
Power Savings:
Disabled
Customized
Maximum
Power Savings
Maximum
Performance
Hard Disk Timeout:
Off
30 seconds to 20
Minutes
Display Timeout:
Off
2 to 20 Minutes
Standby Timeout:
Off
1 to 16 Minutes
Auto Suspend
Off
Timeout:
5 to 60 minutes
Suspend Mode:
Suspend
Save to Disk
*To use Save to
Disk automatically
in Windows 98, set
Suspend Mode to
Save to Disk mode.
Auto Save
Off
To Disk:
After 1 Hour
Resume On
Off
Modem Ring:
On
Resume On Time:
Off
On
30
Default
Description
[Customized]
Sets the power savings parameters to a factory installed
combination of parameters, a custom set of parameters set
by you or no power saving features.
[Off]
Sets the length of time that the hard drive can be inactive before
your notebook automatically turns off the power to the hard drive
controller and drive motor. If you choose a factory installed
combination of parameters this field will display the setting. If
you choose to customize the parameters you will be able to set
this yourself. The options available vary from Off, which has no
inactivity shutoff, to 20 minutes.
[Off]
Sets the length of time without any user input device activity before
the display is turned off. If you choose a factory combination of
parameters, this field will display the setting. If you choose to
customize the parameters, you will be able to set this yourself.
Off has no inactivity shutoff.
[4 Minutes]
Sets the length of time without any user input device activity
before the CPU is set to half speed and the display and the hard
drive are turned off. If you choose a factory combination of
parameters this field will display the setting. If you choose to
customize the parameters you will be able to set this yourself.
[15 Minutes]
Sets the length of time without any I/O activity before your note-
book goes into Suspend mode. If you choose a factory combination
of parameters this field will display that setting. If you choose to
customize the parameters you will be able to set this yourself. Off
has no inactivity suspension.
[Suspend]
Sets the form of suspension state. If you choose Suspend, you will
suspend operation with power to system memory, and everything
else powered down or in a very low power state. If you choose
Save-to-Disk your notebook will save all of system memory and
the operating parameters to the hard drive before turning your
notebook to the pseudo-off condition.
[Off]
When set to After 1 Hour your notebook will automatically
save all of system memory and the operating parameters to the
hard drive and go to the pseudo-off if you leave your notebook in
Suspend mode for an hour.
[Off]
Sets whether or not to Resume from a suspension state when a
message is received by telephone line. This feature will not operate
if the Save-to-Disk mode is enabled. This feature applies to internal
and external modems.
[Off]
Sets whether or not to resume from a suspension state at a
designated time. This feature is available from either the Suspend
mode or the Save-to-Disk mode.
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