Toshiba 8000 series, User Manual

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Part I: Getting to Know Your Computer
Power Management
Starting where you left off
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2 Double-click the Power icon and select Toshiba Power
Extensions .
3 Under “Alarms” click the settings button, then adjust the
alarm levels to suit your needs.
In Windows 98:
1 Click Start , Settings , then Control Panel .
2 Double-click the Power Management icon, select the
Alarms tab, then adjust the settings to suit your needs.
Starting where you left off
If you want to turn off your computer without going through the
startup procedure when you turn it on again, Windows’ Suspend/
Standby commands and Toshiba’s Resume Mode are for you.
These features store the current state of the computer, including all
your open files and programs, in memory until you turn on the
computer again.
The computer uses power supplied by the backup battery to store
this information. If the backup battery ever discharges completely
(as it will if the main battery has discharged and you leave the
computer off and unplugged for over eight hours), your
information is lost. So, although suspending will store your open
files, you should still save all your work before turning off the
computer.
There are two ways to suspend the computer:
❖ Click the Start button, then click Suspend (Windows 95/
Windows NT) or click Start , Shutdown and then select
Standby (Windows 98).
❖
Turn on Toshiba’s Resume Mode and press the power button.
The Windows Suspend/Standby feature is the easier way to
suspend the computer. However, you’ll have to use Resume Mode
if you want to configure your system to: