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Toshiba Satellite 2650 User Manual

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User's Manual

Getting Started 3-11

Version

8

Last Saved on 18/09/99 14:07

Satellite 2610/2650 User's Manual – 03CHAP.DOC – ENGLISH – Printed on 18/09/99 as 03_261UK

Executing standby

You can enter standby mode in one of three ways:

1. Select from the

Shut

Down

menu. Click

Start

, click

Shut

Down

,

select

Stand

by

and click

OK

.

2. Close the display panel. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the

System

Power

Mode

item in Power Saver Utility described in

Chapter 8, Setup and Password Security.

3. Press the power button. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the

System

Power

Mode

item in Power Saver Utility described in

Chapter 8, Setup and Password Security.

When you turn the power back on, you can continue where you left
when you shut down the computer.

When the computer is shut down in standby mode, the power indicator
glows orange.

If you are operating the computer on battery power, you can lengthen
the operating time by shutting down in hibernation mode. Standby
mode consumes more power.

If battery power becomes low after you shut down the computer in
standby mode, the system will automatically start up and shut down in
hibernate mode to prevent data loss. This function works only when
Hibernate is enabled. To enable hibernate, check the

Enable

hibernate

support

item in the

Hibernate

window of

Power

Management

Properties

.

Standby limitations

Standby will not function under the following conditions:
Power is turned back on immediately after shutting down.
Memory circuits are exposed to static electricity or electrical noise.
The battery is removed while the computer is not connected to an

AC power source.