Specifications

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Windows Power Management
Your notebook is designed to use the Windows power management routines to
transparently reduce system power consumption. Whenever the processor inside
your notebook is idle for a short time, the transparent power manager reduces the
clock speed of the processor so that it consumes less power. When the processor
resumes working, it returns to full speed almost instantaneously with no loss of
performance. This kind of power management is transparent and automatic, and
can save a great deal of energy.
Thermal Management
Your notebook monitors the processor's temperature. Before critical temperatures
can be generated, your notebook automatically slows down the processor until the
heat problem disappears. This procedure only occurs in exceptional conditions.
You may notice a slight loss of performance when your notebook takes this
course of action.
User-selectable Power Management
In addition to the transparent power management, you can program your notebook
to use progressively less and less energy and to eventually shut down altogether if
it is ever left idle. You can do this in the Power page of the system Setup utility.
About the Suspend Modes
Your notebook can either suspend to RAM or suspend to disk. The following
details how these two modes are different, and when to use one suspend rather
than the other.
Suspend to RAM
In a suspend to RAM, the contents of your notebook's memory are held intact,
while practically all the rest of the components in your notebook turn off
completely, or reduce power consumption to a minimum. In a suspend to RAM,
your notebook remains active but with the minimum possible power consumption.
You can return the notebook to full power by pressing the Space Bar.
If you are operating your notebook on battery power, a fully-charged battery can
maintain a suspend to RAM for many hours. The AC adapter can recharge the
battery while the notebook is suspended to RAM.
Suspend to Disk