G e t t i n g S t a r t e d
APRICOT LS/VE340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 2/5
Why your computer may seem to stop working
Your computer has a built-in energy-saving feature. If you leave it
for a while without doing anything, it goes into a special low-power
Standby mode
. The processor slows down, and the monitor may go
blank. The operating system and your programs continue to run,
although slowly (and you may not be able see them if the monitor is
blank). The computer is still working, and you haven’t lost any of
your files.
You can wake the computer again by pressing any keyboard key. See
the chapter on “Using the BIOS Setup Utility” for more
information.
Caution
The monitor supplied with your computer is designed to work with
these energy-saving features. If you want to use another monitor, make
sure that it supports the VESA standard for Display Power
Management Signalling; if it doesn’t, it may be permanently damaged.
Turning the power off
Before turning off the computer, run through the following
checklist:
♦
Quit or exit from the applications you are running; be sure to
save any files you have altered. Any unsaved information still
held in the computer’s memory will be lost when you turn off
the computer.
♦
Close down or quit any software that employs virtual memory
or disk-caching (Windows 95 and Windows for Workgroups
do this automatically).
♦
Always turn off any attached peripherals first. However, there’s
no need to turn off the monitor if it’s being powered from the
system unit.
♦
Wait until all the activity indicators on the front bezel are
unlit.
