Toshiba Portege R200 (PPR21) User Manual
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User’s Manual
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Getting Started
Benefits of standby
The standby feature provides the following benefits:
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Restores the previous working environment more rapidly than does
hibernation.
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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.
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You can use the panel power off feature.
Executing standby
You can enter standby mode in one of three ways:
1. Click start, click Turn Off Computer and click Stand By.
2. Close the computer’s LCD display panel. This feature must be enabled.
Refer to the Setup Action tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver Utility
described in the Control Panel.
Open Performance and Maintenance and open TOSHIBA Power
Saver.
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.
Open Performance and Maintenance and open TOSHIBA Power
Saver.
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:
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Power is turned back on immediately after shutting down.
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Memory circuits are exposed to static electricity or electrical noise.
You can also enable Standby by pressing Fn + F3. Refer to Chapter 5,
, for details.
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When the computer is shut down in standby mode, the power indicator
blinking orange.
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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.