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4 Using the Notebook PC
Power Management Modes
The Notebook PC has a number of automatic or adjustable power saving features that you can use to
maximize battery life and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). You can control some of these features
through the Power menu in the BIOS Setup. ACPI power management settings are made through the
operating system. The power management features are designed to save as much electricity as possible
by putting components into a low power consumption mode as often as possible but also allow full
operation on demand. These low power modes are referred to as “Stand by” (or Suspend-to-RAM) and
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operating system. When the Notebook PC is in either one of the power saving modes, the status will be
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Full Power Mode & Maximum Performance
The Notebook PC operates in Full Power mode when the power management function is disabled by
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consumption, select “Maximum Performance” instead of disabling all power management features.
ACPI
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especially for Windows and later to control power management and Plug and Play features. ACPI is the
new standard in power management for Notebook PCs.
NOTE: APM was used in older operating systems like Windows NT4 and Windows 98.
Because newer operating systems like Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows ME
utilize ACPI, APM is no longer fully supported on this Notebook PC.
Suspend Mode
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devices are put in their lowest active state. The suspend mode is the lowest power state of the Notebook
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Notebook PC).
Power Savings
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active state. The Notebook PC enters “Stand by” mode (low priority) when the system remains idle for a
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To resume system operation, press any key.