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some power while in this mode. If you leave your
computer in power on suspend for several days without
the AC adapter attached, the computer’s battery will
discharge.
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Save To Disk: This mode provides the greatest power-
saving capabilities by essentially turning off your
computer. In this mode, all system logic (except for your
computer wakeup circuitry and battery charger) is
turned off. During save to disk mode, the DRAM and
video memory are saved to the hard drive and are
restored when your computer resumes operation.
You can press <Fn+F11> to manually place your computer into
rest mode.
When you use the <Fn+F11> key combination,
your computer may postpone entering rest
mode during a critical operation, such as
reading from or writing to the hard drive.
To resume to full-power mode, press the power button.
Once all devices return to full-power mode, all active software
applications and system states are restored to exactly how they
were before your computer entered rest mode.
When your computer enters or resumes from save to disk mode,
screens appear indicating system status. These status screens do
not appear when the computer enters or resumes from power on
suspend.
Rest Mode Precautions
Observe the following precautions when using rest mode:
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Save all open files before you press <Fn+F11> to
manually place your computer into rest mode.
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If you purchased a new hard drive, make sure that you
create a save to disk partition equal to the amount of
system memory plus 2 MB before you enable save to disk
mode. See “Creating a Save to Disk Partition” on page 64
for more information.
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