Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000, User Manual

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Set Up Screen Fields
Display Timeout
After a certain period of inactivity, with no input from the keyboard, the system automatically shuts off the
power to the LCD screen. Pressing any key on the keyboard turns the LCD back on. The length of the timeout
period can be set or the LCD can be kept on continuously. Possible settings are Always On, I minute, 2
minutes, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes. This feature is also valid for an external monitor.
Note: If you use a mouse in an application, you might want to set the Display Timeout to Always On.
HDD Motor Off
In order to conserve battery life, the hard disk motor can be set to turn off automatically after a period with no
accesses to the hard disk. Possible settings are Always On, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5
minutes, or 10 minutes.
Note: Although turning off the hard disk when not in use conserves battery life, you can experience a slowing of disk access
time when the computer turns on power to the disk motor before accessing the disk. See the BatteryPro and Productivity
Software Users Manual for Information.
System Timeout
After a certain period with no input from the keyboard, the system automatically enters the standby mode.
The hard disk drive is turned off and the Power indicator turns orange. Pressing the FN-Pause key or the
Ctrl-Alt-Pause keys on the keyboard returns the system to the active mode. The length of the timeout period
can be set or the computer can be kept on continuously. The possible settings are Always On, 1 minute, 2
minutes, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes.
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