Power Management Features (TP 240 - 2609)


Power Management Features

Three power management modes are available in the computer system to reduce power consumption and to prolong battery life.

Standby Mode: In standby mode, the following occurs:

  1.  The LCD backlight turns off.
  2.  The hard disk drive motor stops.


Events that cause the computer to enter standby mode:


The computer exits standby and resumes operation when any key is pressed.


Suspend Mode: In suspend mode, the following occurs:



Events that cause the computer to enter suspend mode:


Note: In the IBM BIOS Setup Utility, the computer can be set to suspend when the lid is closed.

The following events cause the computer to resume operation from suspend mode:


The computer also exits suspend mode when the battery is critically low or timer conditions are satisfied for entering hibernation mode.


Hibernation Mode: For Windows NT user:

A Windows NT user cannot create a hibernation file in a Windows NT system that uses the NTFS format system.
If you want to use hibernation mode, you should reinstall Windows NT with a FAT format system. Also, if boot manager is installed, the computer cannot enter hibernation mode.

Note: Before using hibernation mode, you need a hibernation file.

In hibernation mode, the following occurs:



Events that cause the computer to enter hibernation mode:


The computer exits hibernation mode and resumes operation when the power-on switch is pressed.
When power is turned on, the hibernation file in the boot record on the hard disk drive is read and the system status is restored from the hard disk drive.

The power switch must be pressed to cause the computer to resume operation from hibernation mode.


How to Create the Hibernation Function: Do as follows:


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