Software Guide
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Contents
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Power
Selecting a Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Understanding Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Choosing Standby, Hibernation or Shutdown . . . . . . . . . 1–4
When You Leave Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
When the Power Supply Is Uncertain . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
When Using Infrared or Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Using the Default Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Turning the Notebook On or Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Initiating or Resuming from Hibernation . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Initiating or Resuming from Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Setting Power Management Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Accessing the Power Options Window . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Displaying the Power Meter Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Setting or Changing a Power Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Using a Security Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Processor Performance Controls
(Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Windows 2000 Processor Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Windows XP Processor Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15
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