Toshiba Portege 7140CT, User Manual

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6-12 Power and Power-Up Modes User's Manual
Portege 7140CT User's Manual – 7140_UK.doc – ENGLISH – Printed on 20/12/99 as IM_714UK
Power-up modes
The computer has three power-up modes: Boot, Resume
(Standby/Suspend) and Hibernation.
Refer also to the sections Turning on the power and Turning off the power
in Chapter 3, Getting Started .
Boot mode
Selecting Boot mode means the computer will be shut down without
saving data in memory.
In boot mode, you should always save your work before you turn the
computer off. Any work you don’t save before shutting down the system is
lost.
Resume (Standby/Suspend) mode
Resume (Standby/Suspend) mode does not save your files to a physical
disk. It maintains information in memory so you can start your application
without reloading it when you turn on the computer again. It is always a
wise precaution, however, to save your work to the hard disk before you
turn off the computer.
The benefits of the Resume (Standby/Suspend) feature are:
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Restores the previous working environment more rapidly than
does hibernation.
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Saves power by shutting down the system when the computer
receives no input for the duration set by the
System Auto Off
Time
feature.
„
Allows the panel power on/off feature to be used.
When the computer is shutdown in Resume (Standby/Suspend) mode the
Power
indicator blinks orange.
Resume (Standby/Suspend) may not work properly if you run programs
that do not use the computer’s Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). For
example, some games bypass the computer’s BIOS.
Resume (Standby/Suspend) will not function if:
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Power is turned back on immediately after shutting down
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Memory circuits are exposed to static electricity or electrical noise
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Power to the memory is cut off. That is if the computer’s batteries lose
all power or the battery is removed while the computer is not
connected to an AC power source.
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You turned off power to the computer, while a disk or I/O port was
being accessed.