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G e t t i n g S t a r t e d
Using the Hibernation Feature
1. From the
Start
menu, select
Settings
(in Windows
2000), and then select
Control Panel
.
2. From the
Control Panel
select
Power Options
.
3. Select the
Advanced
tab. Select
Hibernate
from the
pull down menu for Power buttons.
DISPLAY TIMEOUT
The Video Timeout is one of the power management
parameters. This feature saves power by turning off the
display if there is no keyboard or pointer activity for the
user selected timeout period. Any keyboard or pointer
activity will cause the display to restart automatically.
This feature is independent of the Power/Suspend/
Resume button and can be enabled and disabled in
Windows and the BIOS setup utility.
(See BIOS Setup
Utility on page 29 for more information)
HARD DISK TIMEOUT
The Hard Disk Timeout is another one of the power
management parameters. This feature saves power by
turning off the hard drive if there is no hard drive
activity for the user selected timeout period. Any
attempt to access the hard drive will cause it to restart
automatically. This feature is independent of the Power/
Suspend/Resume button and can be enabled and
disabled in Windows and BIOS setup utility.
(See BIOS
Setup Utility on page 29 for more information)
WINDOWS POWER MANAGEMENT
Power Management
The Power Options icon located in the Windows
Control Panel allows you to configure some power
management settings. For example, you can use Power
Management to set the timeout values for turning off the
display and hard disks whether you are running the
notebook on battery power or one of the adapters. The
settings may also be changed in the BIOS.
(See BIOS
Setup Utility on page 29 for more information)
RESTARTING THE SYSTEM
If your system is on and you need to restart it, be sure
that you use the following procedure.
1. Click
Start
, then click
Shut Down
.
2. Select the
Restart
option from within the Windows
Shut Down dialog box.
3. Click
OK
to restart your notebook. Your notebook
will shut down and then reboot.
POWER OFF
Before turning off the power, check that the Hard Drive,
Optical Drive, PC Card and Floppy Disk Status Indica-
tors are all Off.
(See Figure 2-4 on page 6)
If you power-
off while accessing a disk or PC Card there is a risk of
data loss. To ensure that the notebook shuts down
without error, use the Windows shutdown procedure.
Using the correct procedure to shut down from Windows
allows your notebook to complete its operations and turn
off power in the proper sequence to avoid errors. The
proper sequence is:
1. Click the
Start
button, and then click
Shut Down
.
2. Select the
Shut Down
option from within the
Windows Shut Down dialog box.
3. Click
OK
to shut down your notebook.
If you are going to store your notebook for a month or
more, see Care and Maintenance section on page 71.
P O I N T
Turning off your notebook without exiting Windows, or
turning it on within 10 seconds of being shut off may
cause an error when you start the next time.
C A U T I O N
Be sure to close all files, exit all applications, and shut
down your operating system prior to turning off the
power. If files are open when you turn the power off,
you will lose any changes that have not been saved,
and may cause disk errors.
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