When you suspend the system to disk the power switch is still in the ON position even though
the computer has turned itself off. You can restart the system by pushing the Suspend button
again, or by pushing the On/Off switch to the OFF position, and then back ON. You can also just
turn the computer power switch off. When you use the computer later on, turn it on the way you
normally would and the system will resume from the suspended state.f
Hard Disk Timeout
This sets the interval of hard disk inactivity after which the hard disk drive motor will turn off.
The default setting is “02 minutes”. You can change the interval in one-minute increments. You
can also disable this feature.
The hard disk timeout will save power, but it reduces performance because it delays access after
the hard disk has powered down. When disk access is required, the drive motor has to restart, so
there is a delay of about ten seconds before the disk is available again.
Display Timeout
This sets the interval of system inactivity after which the LCD screen will turn off. The default
setting is “02 minutes”. You can change the interval in one-minute increments. You can also
disable this feature.
Unlike the hard disk timeout, where you must wait for the drive to ‘spin up’, the LCD will come
back on instantly when there is any system activity. Refer also to the Auto Dim feature described
below.
FDD Timeout
This sets the interval of floppy disk inactivity after which the floppy disk controller shuts down.
The default setting is “02 minutes”. You can change the interval in one-minute increments. You
can also disable this feature.
This feature, used in concert with the other features similar to it, helps maximize overall power
conservation. There is no noticeable performance disadvantage when you enable the floppy
timeout option.
Modem Timeout
Fax modems – whether built-in, or on a PCMCIA card – use a lot of power, even when they’re
not in use. For the internal fax modem, we have provided an inactivity timeout that significantly
reduces power-consumption when it powers down the modem. The modem will automatically
restart when your communications software accesses it, so you should use this feature. If you’re
like most people, you’ll use the fax modem infrequently, so you can increase battery life by
leaving the default setting at “60 seconds”. You can change the interval in ten-second
increments. You can disable this feature, but you will barely notice any effect on modem
performance with the option enabled.
You should note that some communications software written in the days before power
management or portable computers were available cannot tolerate timeouts like this. If you have
software with this problem, don’t use this feature while you’re running the software. Also, if you
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