FUJITSU LIFEBOOK B142 User Manual

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L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s f r o m F u j i t s u

Figure 3-13 Suspend/Resume Button

Suspend mode. The Suspend/Resume button is
located next to the Status Indicator panel above
the keyboard of your notebook. (Figure 3-13.)
Push the Suspend/Resume button, when your
notebook is active but no Access indicators are
on and release the button (immediately). You
will hear two short beeps and then your system
will enter suspend mode.

If your notebook is suspended, pushing the
Suspend/Resume button will return your note-
book to active operation at the point where it
went into suspension. You can tell whether or
not your system is in Suspend mode by looking
at the Power indicator. (See page 20.) If it is visi-
ble and not flashing, your notebook is fully
operational. If it is visible and flashing, your
notebook is in Suspend mode. If it is not visi-
ble, the power is Off or your notebook is in
Save-to-Disk mode. (See pages 37-38.) When
you receive your notebook B Series it will be
set to the default, which is Suspend mode.

C A U T I O N

Loss of all power sources, including
batteries, while in Suspend mode will
cause loss of data and an inability
to return to operation with the
Suspend/Resume button.

POWER MANAGEMENT

Your LifeBook B Series has many features for
conserving battery power. Some power savings
features are automatic and have no user control,
such as those for the internal modem, while
others depend on the parameters you set to best
suit your operating conditions. Other power
saving features turn the display brightness
down, limit the use of high power devices,
activate an appropriate power savings profile,
and put your notebook in Suspend mode when
not actually performing an operation. As with
all mobile, battery-powered computers, there
is a trade-off between performance and
power savings.

Internal power management for your notebook
may be controlled from settings made in the
BIOS setup utility, or from settings made in
your operating system.

Using the Suspend/Resume Button
When your notebook is active, the Suspend/
Resume button, (figure 1-5 on page 5), can be
used to manually put your notebook into

Suspend Mode
The Suspend mode, or Standby mode in
Windows 98 SE, saves the contents of your
notebook’s system memory during periods of
inactivity by maintaining power to critical parts