IBM ThinkPad 240X, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Suspend Mode:
In suspend mode, the following
occurs:
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The LCD is powered off.
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The hard disk drive is powered off.
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The CPU stops.
Events that cause the computer to enter suspend mode:
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Suspend mode requested by the Fn key (Fn+F4).
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The Lid is closed.
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The specified time has elapsed.
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Battery low occurs and hibernation conditions are
insufficient.
Note: When battery is low, the battery status indi-
cator blinks orange.
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 opera-
tion from suspend mode:
Ÿ
The Lid is opened.
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The real time clock alarm is signaled.
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The ring indicator (RI) is signaled by a PC Card
device or the internal modem.
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The Fn key is pressed.
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Power switch is pressed.
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:
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The system status, RAM, VRAM, and setup data are
stored on the hard disk.
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The system is powered off.
Events that cause the computer to enter hibernation mode:
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Hibernation mode requested by function key (Fn+F9).
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Timer conditions are satisfied in suspend mode when
hibernate by timer is enabled.
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A critically low battery condition occurs.
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