User`s guide

Power and Your Computer
2–15
Suspend Mode
There are actually two levels of Suspend: Suspend (to RAM) Time-out and Suspend-to-
Disk.
When the system suspends, the following events take place:
• A system beep notifies you that suspend mode has been entered.
• The CRT icon in the LCD Status Display begins to blink, indicating the system has
entered Suspend.
Suspend to RAM
Suspend to RAM saves power by cutting power to the DMA clocks, suspending the math
co-processor, turning the video off, and turning off all controllable peripheral devices.
Suspend to RAM Mode is entered by:
• Pressing the Suspend/Resume button if the Suspend Mode field in the BIOS is set to
Save to RAM.
• Closing the LCD display lid (Lid Switch field in the BIOS must be set to Suspend)
• When the system has been in Standby for the period of time specified in the
Suspend Time-out field in the BIOS Setup Program.
• Software aided within Win95 by clicking on the Start button and then Suspend.
Suspend to RAM is exited by:
• Pressing the Suspend/Resume button.
• When the clock time specified in the Alarm Resume Time field has arrived.
• Modem Ring (Resume on Modem must be set to enabled in the BIOS)
Suspend to Disk
Suspend-to-Disk provides the greatest power saving capabilities by essentially turning
off the system and saving all data and system settings to a pre-created DOS file. If, in
the future, you purchase a second hard drive for expansion or backup purposes, you will
need to create a DOS file on the drive in order to take advantage of the Save to Disk
feature. Please refer to Appendix B for details on creating a Save to Disk DOS file.