ThinkPad X100e - Power Management; Screen Blank Mode; Sleep or Standby Mode

1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toenterBIOSSetupUtility(ThinkPadSetup
forThinkPadX120e).
3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
4.SelectPassword.
5.SelectHard-diskxpassword,wherexistheletteroftheharddiskdrive.Apop-upwindowopens.
6.SelectMasterHDP.
7.TypethecurrentmasterHDPintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.thenleavetheEnterNewPassword
eldblank,andpressEntertwice.
8.PressF10.
9.SelectYesintheSetupCongurationwindow.BothuserHDPandmasterHDPwillhavebeenremoved.
Powermanagement
Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep
(standbyinWindowsXP),andhibernation.
Screenblankmode
Ifthetimesetonthe“T urnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,doasfollows:
1.PressFn+End.Apanelforselectingapowerplan(inWindowsXP ,powerscheme)appears.
2.SelectPoweroffdisplay(keepcurrentpowerplan)(inWindowsXP ,keepcurrentpowerscheme).
Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.
Sleeporstandbymode
Whenthecomputerenterssleep(standby)mode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccurs
inscreenblankmode:
•TheLCDispoweredoff.
•Theharddiskdriveispoweredoff.
•TheCPUstops.
Toentersleep(standby)mode,pressFn+F4.
Note:YoucanchangetheactionoftheFn+F4keycombinationbychangingthesettingsinPowerManager.
Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleep(standby)modeautomatically:
•Ifa“suspendtime”hasbeensetonthetimer,andtheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththekeyboard,
theTrackPoint,theharddisk,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.
•Ifthebatteryindicatorblinksorange,indicatingthatthebatterypowerislow.
Note:Evenifyoudonotsetthelow-batteryalarm,thechargeindicatornotiesyouwhenthebatteryislow,
andthenthecomputerentersthepower-savingmodeautomatically.
Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleep(standby)modeandresumeoperation,dooneofthefollowing:
•PresstheFnkey.
•OpentheLCDcover.
•T urnonthepowerswitch.
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