IBM Aptiva, Handbook

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26 Chapter 3: Understanding the Rapid Resume features
Wake Up on Ring
The Wake Up on Ring feature turns on your computer
when the telephone rings. With this feature, you can
receive phone calls, messages, faxes, and data at any
time without leaving your computer on.
To enable or disable the Wake Up on Ring feature,
double-click on the
Wake Up on Ring icon in the Rapid
Resume Manager window. The Wake Up on Ring
window appears. Follow the instructions on the screen.
If you need help, press
F1 .
Ring Indicator
The Ring Indicator feature works with the Automatic
Power Off feature. If both features are enabled, then the
system unit’s power light flashes after your computer
turns on to answer a telephone ring and then turns off
again.
To enable or disable the Ring Indicator feature, double-
click on the
Wake Up on Ring icon in the Rapid
Resume Manager window. When the Wake Up on Ring
window appears, enable the Wake Up on Ring feature
and then select the Ring Indicator option under the
Options menu. You can enable the Ring Indicator feature
only after you enable the Wake Up on Ring feature. If
you need help, press
F1 .
note:
With Wake Up on Ring, your computer may turn on
automatically when you dial out on a rotary or pulse
telephone. If this occurs, disable the Wake Up on Ring
feature and use it only when you know you will have
incoming fax communications.
How Rapid Resume features change
your computer’s behavior
The following table describes the way your computer
normally operates when each of the Rapid Resume
features is enabled (turned on).
Table 1: Rapid Resume feature behaviors
Behavior: Feature and explanation:
Computer does not
automatically go into
Standby when
AutoPlay is enabled.
(In Windows 95, you
can turn on AutoPlay
for CDs. With
AutoPlay enabled,
audio CDs start to play
automatically when
you put them into the
CD-ROM drive.)
Feature : Standby
If AutoPlay is enabled, your
computer will not enter Standby
unless you disable hard drive and
CD-ROM drive checking in the
Setup Utility. For information
about these Setup Utility options,
see “Rapid Resume advanced
options” on page 40.
Computer waits
before turning off. Feature : Rapid Resume
It can take up to several seconds
before Rapid Resume saves the
desktop and turns off the
computer.