Using Power Features
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Using the Suspend Button
When you finish working, or if you want to pause in the middle of
your applications, initiate Suspend by pressing the suspend button
once. The power/suspend light will blink slowly.
When used with
Fn
, Suspend initiates Hibernation. Suspend has
the following benefits:
■
Puts the computer in Suspend for up to 110 hours with a fully
charged battery pack, uses very little power, and saves your
place in your applications. If you have an internal modem,
puts the computer in Suspend for up to 80 hours.
IMPORTANT:
If you plan to be away from the computer 24
hours or more, turn off the computer to prevent total battery
discharge.
■
Shuts down most of the major components (hard drive,
processor, and display).
■
When you return to your work, returns to the screen you were
using before you initiated Suspend
.
How Suspend Is Initiated
Suspend is initiated in one of three ways:
■
Manually, at any time, by pressing the suspend button once or
by clicking Suspend from the Start menu. The power/suspend
light will blink slowly.
■
Automatically, when a predefined timeout is reached.
The Suspend timeout period is set in the Power Management
utility.
■
Automatically, when the computer reaches a critical low-
battery condition, if Hibernation has been disabled.
NOTE:
When a critical low-battery condition is reached, the
computer will automatically go into Hibernation, unless the
Hibernation feature has been disabled. In that case, the computer
will initiate Suspend.
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