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If you purchased a new hard drive, make sure that you create a save to disk
partition equal to the amount of system memory plus the amount of video
memory plus 2 MB before you enable save to disk mode. See ” Creating a
Save to Disk Partition” on page 81 for more information.
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Do not try to resume to full-power mode using battery power if the battery
charge is low. If the battery charge is too low, the system may not be able to
resume fully. Plug in the power cord if your computer cannot resume normal
operation because of a low battery charge.
When your computer is in power on suspend or save to disk
mode, do not connect or remove any devices (including PC
Cards or memory modules) because you may damage the
computer or resume to full power may fail. If a floppy disk is
in the floppy drive, do not remove it or switch it with another
disk. However, you can plug in the AC adapter if the resume
to full power fails because of a low battery charge. When the
computer is in save to disk mode, you can remove and
replace the battery.
Using PowerProfiler
PowerProfiler enables you to set power-management options for computer
shipped with Windows NT installed. This section could differ depend on your
computer specification.
To open the PowerProfiler window, double-click the battery icon on the right
corner of the Windows taskbar. If you click the icon with the right mouse button,
a menu appears with an option to put the computer in Suspend mode.
Click the Standard tab in PowerProfiler to set timeouts for the LCD and the hard
drive. You can also set power management to be enabled Always, Battery Only, or
Never. The Advanced screen in PowerProfiler enables resume from rest options,
and the Battery screen enables options to conserve battery life.
Keep the following in mind when using PowerProfiler:
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If you disable power management in PowerProfiler, the setting overrides any
power-management settings in System Setup.
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If you enable LCD and hard drive timeouts in PowerProfiler, the LCD and
hard drive turn off when the shortest timeout period in either program passes.