Using the power-management features
Working with the workstation
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Energy-saving modes of workstation
You can set two energy-saving modes with your workstation.
In the Suspend mode (
Suspend to DRAM/Standby)
all current data (active programmes, files) are
buffered in the main memory, and in the Save-to-Disk mode (
Save to Disk/HibernateMode)
all current
data are saved on the hard disk. Then the workstation is switched off. After the workstation is
switched on, you can continue working exactly where you left off before.
Operating systems with ACPI
(Windows 98, Windows ME und Windows 2000)
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For operating systems with ACPI you can set the energy-saving functions under
Settings -
Control Panel - Power Management
(e.g.
Standby, Hibernate mode
and
LCD off
).
You can configure the Suspend/Resume button and the lid switch in the
Settings
tab under
Settings – Control Panel – Power Management
.
Settings for energy-saving functions in the
BIOS Setup
are not taken into account by
operating systems with ACPI.
Changing settings
Ê
Double-click on the
My Computer
symbol.
Ê
Double-click on the
Control Panel
symbol.
Ê
Double-click on the
Power management
symbol in the Control Panel window.
The
Properties
dialogue field appears.
Ê
Adjust the setting to your needs.
Ê
Click on
OK
to save the settings.
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With Windows 2000 and Windows ME the default setting for
Hibernate mode
is
Disabled
.
With Windows 98 please read the chapter "PHDISK (for Windows 98 and Windows NT
only)".
Additional information on this service programme is contained in the help function of Windows 98
and Windows 2000.
