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Toshiba A50 User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Introduction

Heat dispersal

To protect from overheating, the CPU has an
internal temperature sensor. If the computer’s
internal temperature rises to a certain level, the
cooling fan is turned on or the processing speed
is lowered. Use the Fan item of the Basic Setup
tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver.

Maximum
Performance

Turns on fan first, then if
necessary lowers CPU
processing speed.

Performance

Uses a combination of fan
and lowering the CPU
processing speed.

Battery optimized Lowers the CPU

processing speed first,
then if necessary turns on
the fan.

Hibernation

This feature lets you turn off the power without
exiting from your software. The contents of main
memory are saved to the hard disk, when you
turn on the power again, you can continue
working right where you left off. Refer to the

Turning off the power

section in Chapter 3,

Getting Started, for details.

Standby

If you have to interrupt your work, you can turn off
the power without exiting from your software.
Data is maintained in the computer’s main
memory. When you turn on the power again, you
can continue working right where you left off.