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L i f e B o o k N 6 4 0 0 S e r i e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e

Power Management

Your LifeBook notebook has many options and features
for conserving battery power. Some of these features are
automatic and need no user intervention, such as those
for the internal modem. However, others depend on the
parameters you set to best suit your operating condi-
tions, such as those for the display brightness. Internal
power management for your LifeBook notebook may be
controlled from settings made in your operating system.

Besides the options available for conserving battery
power, there are also some things that you can do to
prevent your battery from running down as quickly.
For example, you can create an appropriate power saving
profile, put your notebook into Sleep mode when it is
not performing an operation, and you can limit the use
of high power devices. As with all mobile, battery
powered computers, there is a trade-off between
performance and power savings.

POWER AND SUSPEND/RESUME BUTTON

When your LifeBook notebook is active, the Power and
Suspend/Resume button can be used to manually put
your notebook into Sleep mode. Push the Power and
Suspend/Resume button when your notebook is active,
but not actively accessing anything, and immediately
release the button. You will hear two short beeps and
your system will enter Sleep mode.

If your notebook is suspended, pushing the Power and
Suspend/Resume button will return your notebook to
active operation. You can tell whether or not your
system is in Sleep mode by looking at the Power indi-
cator which is part of the Suspend/Resume button.

(See

Figure 2-8 on page 15 for location)

If the indicator is

visible and not flashing, your LifeBook notebook is fully
operational. If the indicator is both visible and flashing,
your notebook is in Sleep mode. If the indicator is not
visible at all, the power is off or your notebook is in
Save-to-Disk (Hibernation) mode.

(See Hibernation

(Save-to-Disk) Feature on page 31 for more information)

SLEEP MODE

Sleep mode saves the contents of your LifeBook note-
book’s system memory during periods of inactivity by
maintaining power to critical parts. This mode will turn
off the CPU, the display, the hard drive, and all of the
other internal components except those necessary to
maintain system memory and allow for restarting. Your
LifeBook notebook can be put in Sleep mode by:

■

Pressing the Power/Suspend/Resume button when
your system is turned on.

■

Clicking the power icon on the lock menu.

■

Selecting Sleep from the Windows Shut Down menu.

■

Timing out from lack of activity.

■

Allowing the battery to reach the Dead Battery
Warning condition.

Your LifeBook notebook’s system memory typically
stores the file(s) on which you are working, open appli-
cation(s) information, and any other data required to
support the operation(s) in progress. When you resume
operation from Sleep mode, your LifeBook notebook
will return to the point where it left off. You must use the
Power and Suspend/Resume button to resume opera-
tion, and there must be an adequate power source avail-
able, or your LifeBook notebook will not resum

■

If you are running your notebook on
battery power, be aware that the battery
continues to discharge while your note-
book is in Sleep mode, though not as
fast as when fully operational.

■

Disabling the Suspend/Resume button
prevents it from being used to put your
LifeBook notebook in Sleep or Save-to-
Disk mode. The resume function of the
button cannot be disabled.

■

The Sleep or Hibernation (Save-to-Disk)
mode should not be used with certain
PC Cards. Check your PC Card docu-
mentation for more information.

■

When PC Cards or external devices are
in use, Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) mode
cannot return to the exact state prior to
suspension because all of the peripheral
devices will be re-initialized when the
system re-starts.

■

If your notebook is actively accessing
information when you enter the Sleep or
Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) mode,
changes to open files are not lost. The
files are left open and memory is kept
active during Sleep mode, or the mem-
ory is transferred to the internal hard
drive during Hibernation mode.

■

The main advantage of using the Hiber-
nation (Save-to-Disk) function is that
power is not required to maintain your
data. This is particularly important if you
will be leaving your LifeBook notebook
in a suspended state for a prolonged
period of time. The drawback of using
Hibernation mode is that it lengthens
the power down and power up
sequences and resets peripheral devices.

■

Your system is set to use the Max Bat-
tery power scheme when running on
battery power. If you change the power
scheme to a different profile, your bat-
tery life may vary.

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