the system will automatically suspend to RAM after the timeout period. If, however, you have
selected Suspend-to-Disk, the system will automatically suspend to disk after the timeout period.
Suspend Data To
This assigns which method is used when the system enters the Suspend mode. The default setting
is “RAM”. The alternate settings are “DISK” and “Disabled”. The system will not suspend
automatically if the Suspend Timeout field is set to “Disabled”. You can use the Suspend button
to put the system into the selected suspend mode at any time.
The Suspend feature saves the current system state using the method selected. It does this under
both Windows and DOS. You can then “Resume” to the exact state the system was in when it
was suspended, and continue working.
The two Suspend methods are sufficiently different that you can almost think of them as two
different features.
For Example
So you’re finishing up that presentation to the big client in O’Hare airport, and they’ve called
final boarding. You hit the suspend button, put the WinBook back in its carrying case, and rush
to the plane. An hour later, after a fine airline meal, you take your WinBook out of its carrying
case and press resume. Voila; no wait, no boot, you’re right where you were back in the boarding
area, with power to spare.
Suspend-To-RAM is quick and simple and allows almost instant Suspend/Resume. It does,
however, continue to consume power, although significantly less than the Doze or Sleep modes.
You can use it to minimize power consumption when you take even a short break from activity
using the computer. If you get in the habit of suspending the system whenever possible, you will
greatly extend the usable length of one battery charge. This feature also works with the automatic
Modem Ring and Alarm Resume features described later in this section.
Suspend-To-Disk is a bit more complicated and not as fast as Suspend-to-RAM, since the
system information must be written to the hard drive. The advantage is that you can save the
system state for an unlimited period, without using any battery power. The system state and your
data are stored in a dedicated hard disk partition, separate from the main partition used by the
rest of the computer. Setting up this feature requires using a utility program, PHDisk, which
comes with your computer. We’ve detailed its use in a section in Appendix B.
Once you’ve set up the special partition, and enabled Suspend-to-Disk in the Power Management
Setup, the rest is easy. When you want to suspend, simply press the suspend switch and the
system will save the system state to disk. Note that this takes time – how long is determined by
the amount of RAM memory you have in your WinBook. After the data is stored on disk, the
computer will automatically turn itself off. You can restart later either by pressing the Suspend
button or by pushing the On/Off switch to OFF, and then ON. You can also leave the computer
turned off until the next time you use it, when it will start from the suspended state rather than
the usual start-up.
Very Important
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