User Manual Chapter 3
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the system to/from the Suspend Type set below. If the field is set to Power
On/Off, pressing the power button will actually power up/down the system.
Lid Switch Function
This field is used to set the activity linked to pressing the lid switch, as in
closing the notebook screen cover. If the field is set to Suspend/Resume,
closing/opening the screen cover will suspend/resume the system to/from the
Suspend Type set below. If the field is set to Blank LCD, closing the screen
cover will merely blank the video screen.
Suspend Type
This box allows you to choose the type of suspend mode the system should
enter when a suspend event or demand occurs.
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Suspend To Disk – This is really another way of turning off your
computer. When you suspend to disk, the contents of your computer’s
memory are copied to your hard disk drive as a file. When the contents of
the memory have been safely stored to disk, your computer turns off. The
next time the computer is turned on after a Suspend to disk, the file on the
hard disk is quickly read back into memory. In just a few moments, your
computer appears exactly as it was when you last suspended to disk.
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Suspend To RAM – In a suspend to RAM, the contents of your
computer’s memory are held intact, while practically all the rest of the
components in your computer turn off completely, or reduce power
consumption to a minimum. In a Suspend to RAM, your computer remains
active but with the minimum possible power consumption. You can return
the computer to full power by pressing the Space Bar. If you are operating
your computer on battery power, a fully-charged battery can maintain a
suspend to RAM for many hours.
Suspend Timeout
This value sets the timeout for the system suspend mode. If the system has
been idle for the selected period of time, the system will enter the user defined
suspend mode. The value can be set to either Never, or to a value ranging from
1 to 30 minutes.
Resume Timer
When you select this item, a dialog box will pop up allowing you to set a
specific date and time for the system to wake up from suspend mode.