4-1
Power management features
Your Aptiva computer supports the following power
management features:
Software shutdown. Your computer can be powered
off using either Windows 95 or the power button on the
front of the system. To avoid data loss, it is
recommended that you use Windows 95 when you shut
down the computer. The power indicator light is off when
the computer is shut down.
System suspend.
This feature allows you to put your
computer into a low power state and then resume
operation from where you left off. You can put the
system into suspend mode using the Windows 95 Start
menu or using the power button. Before you use the
power button to enter suspend, you must change the
required setting in Setup. Refer to the section “System
suspend” on page 4-2 for more information.
Monitor standby. This feature allows the monitor to
save energy when you are using Windows 95 standby.
Software shutdown
Using the software shutdown
feature
Follow these steps to use the software shutdown feature:
1.
Click on the Start button on the lower left corner of the
Windows 95 screen.
2.
Click on Shut Down... to display a confirmation
screen with a list of options.
3.
Select the option Shut down the computer?. Then
click on
Yes . This action completely turns off the
system power without pressing the power button on
the front panel.
Important:
Make sure that you have saved your work before
doing the next step. Selecting
Shut Down...
completely turns off the computer and all unsaved
data will be lost.
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