Specifications

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Power menu
In the Power menu of the Setup Utility, you can change the following settings. See
also the Chapter 3 on power management and battery.
Figure 8-4. Power Menu
Power Management Enables or disables the power management of your notebook,
not Windows 95 power management. Specify this item to Customize to adjust Hard
Disk Power Down After, Idle Mode, Standby After, Auto Suspend-to-RAM After, and
Auto Suspend-to-Disk After. If you set it to Maximum Battery Life, the values which
limit the battery consumption most are automatically selected.
Hard Disk Power Down After Defines a period of non-access to the hard disk after
which the power supply for the hard disk stops automatically.
Idle Mode Enables or disables the idle mode. Your notebook enters the idle mode
if you do not use the keyboard, GlidePoint, the mouse, the hard disk or the serial
port for about ten seconds.
Standby After Defines the duration before your notebook enters the standby mode
if it has no access or operation.
Auto Suspend-to-RAM After Defines the duration before your notebook enters the
Suspend to RAM.
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