User Manual
Supervisorpassword
Asupervisorpassword(SVP)protectsthesysteminformationstoredintheBIOS.Theusermustenterthe
SVPinordertogetaccesstotheBIOSandchangethesystemconguration.
Attention:IftheSVPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservicetechnician,thereisno
serviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedforascheduledfee.
Powermanagement
Note:PowermanagementmodesarenotsupportedforAPMoperatingsystem.
Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep
(standbyinWindowsXP),andhibernation.
Screenblankmode
Ifthetimesetonthe“Turnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.
YoualsocanturnofftheLCDbacklightbypressingFn+F2.
Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.
Sleep(standby)mode
Whenthecomputerenterssleep(standby)mode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccurs
inscreenblankmode:
•TheLCDispoweredoff.
•Theharddiskdriveispoweredoff.
•TheCPUstops.
Toentersleep(standby)mode,pressFn+F1.
Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleep(standby)modeautomatically:
•Ifa“suspendtime”hasbeensetonthetimer,andtheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththekeyboard,
theharddiskdrive,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.
•Ifthebatteryindicatorblinksorange,indicatingthatthebatterypowerislow.
Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleep(standby)modeandresumetheoperation,dooneofthe
following:
•PresstheFnkey.
•OpentheLCDcover.
•Turnonthepowerbutton.
Also,whenthetimesetontheresumetimerelapses,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleep
(standby)modeandresumesoperation.
Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleep(standby)mode.Waitafew
secondsbeforetakinganyactiontoreenteroperationmode.
Hibernationmode
Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:
•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddiskdrive.
•Thesystemispoweredoff.
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