Mitsumi electronic Pedion Laptop - Manual (Page 48)

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Disk drive low power mode
The Power Properties of the hard disk can be
configured under Windows to suppress power after
specified periods of inactivity, depending on whether
or not the Pedion is running from the AC power
supply or its own batteries. The Pedion arrives with
these timeouts set to 30 and 3 minutes respectively.
Standby mode
The Pedion can automatically suppress power to idle
components, including the LCD panel, after a
specified period of inactivity. To restore the system,
press any key or use the touchpad.
The Pedion arrives with this feature turned off. If you
want to use it, you must set a Standby timeout period
with the BIOS Setup utility.
Idle mode
The Pedion can slow its Pentium processor during
brief periods when the system is not busy.
The Pedion arrives with this feature turned off. If you
want to use it, you must enable it with the BIOS
Setup utility.
Hard Disk and Video Timeouts
The Pedion can suppress power to the hard disk and
the LCD panel after specified periods of inactivity.
The Pedion arrives with the hard disk inactivity
timeout set to 1 minute and the video (LCD) timeout
disabled. You can change these settings with the BIOS
Setup utility.
Note for Windows NT users
Neither Disk Suspend nor Memory Suspend mode should
be attempted with Windows NT.