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Local Power Management
Use Auto Setup to select one of four power management settings for local devices. These
include Longest
Battery
Life, Highest Performance, Custom Setup, and Power Management
Off. The power management levels are also available during AC operation. The NEC Versa
computer ships with Longest
Battery
Life as the default power management setting. See
Section 2 for specific procedures on using Auto Setup to select the power management set-
tings.
When set to Longest Battery Life, CMOS will set local device timeout values, a local stand-
by timeout value, and a suspend timeout value to ensure the longest battery life. The High-
est Performance setting selects CMOS values that will provide minimal energy savings and
a shorter battery life. The custom settings enable end-users to set the timeout values of their
choice. The Power Management Off selection terminates all power management timers.
Local device timers in the system control power consumption in the LCD and Hard Disk
Drive. Table 1-6 shows NEC Versa Series Maximum Performance default power manage-
ment timers.
Table 1-6 Maximum Performance Default Settings
Power Management
Mode
Automatic Suspend
Hard Disk Timer
Video Timeout
Longest Battery Life
10 minutes
1 minute
2 minutes
Highest Performance
30 minutes
10 minutes
10 minutes
Custom
10 minutes
30 seconds
30 seconds
PLUG AND PLAY
The NEC Versa features a Plug and Play functionality. Plug and Play is the ability of the
BIOS and/or operating system to dynamically assign system resources to a newly installed
device without user intervention.
For example, you can suspend the system, add an external keyboard, mouse, or monitor,
and when you resume working, the NEC Versa recognizes the devices that have been con-
nected to it. Similarly, you can remove external devices in Suspend mode and the NEC
Versa detects the status when resumed.
NOTE:
The system must be turned off when
installing the CD-ROM reader or diskette drive.
Installing these devices in Suspend mode may
cause damage to the system.
