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Toshiba Satellite M70 (PSM71) User Manual

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User’s Manual

Getting Started

Benefits of standby

The standby feature provides the following benefits:

Restores the previous working environment more rapidly than

Hibernation Mode.

Saves power by shutting down the system when the computer receives

no input or hardware access for the duration set by the System Standby

feature.

You can use the panel power off feature.

Enabling Standby

You can enter standby mode in one of three ways:
1. Click Start, then Turn Off Computer and then Stand By.
2. Close the display panel. This feature must be enabled. Refer to the

Setup Action tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver Utility described in the

Control Panel.

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

Setup Action tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver Utility described in the

Control Panel.

When you turn the power back on, you can continue where you left when

you shut down the computer.

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.

You can also enable Standby by pressing Fn + F3. See Chapter 5,

The Keyboard

, for details.

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

glows amber.

If you are running the computer on battery power, you can lengthen the

operating time by shutting down into Hibernation Mode. Standby Mode

consumes more power from the battery when the computer is switched

off.