Maintenance & Service Guide
Presario 5700 Series Personal Computers
Models: 5710, 5711, 5712, 5714, 5715, 5716, 5717, 5718, 5721,
5722, 5724, 5726, 5728, 5733, 5735, 5736, 5738, 5745 and 5746
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Power Management Features
Compaq Presario 5700 Series Personal Computers use ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) for system
power management. ACPI is an open industry specification that provides reliable power management through improved
hardware and operating system coordination.
The following is a list of the power management features:
Power Status Lights. You can quickly tell the sleep condition of the system by glancing at the Power Status
Lights on the unit or keyboard.
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Automatic Sleep. In Windows 98, there are different Power Schemes under which the system goes into Sleep
mode automatically when it times out. The optional settings for Windows 98 are Home/Office Desk,
Portable/Laptop and Always On. The system supports different levels of power management for varying
patterns of computer usage.
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Default and Adjustable timeout settings. The default setting for Sleep timeout is 30 minutes. The Sleep
timeout value can be set in the Control Panel by clicking the Power Management icon. At the Properties
screen, click System Standby, Turn off Monitor, and Turn off Hard Disk to set the length of time before the
system goes to sleep.
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Manual Sleep. To manually put your computer into sleep mode in the Windows 98 desktop, press the Sleep
button (on the keyboard). The power status light on the CPU will light to show that Sleep mode is activated.
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Other manual standby options. Another way to put your computer into sleep mode manually under Windows
98 is to select Start, then Shutdown. Select Standby from the list of choices to put the system into Sleep mode.
The system can then be turned off or left in Sleep. When the Sleep button is pressed, the system returns to the
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