Acer Extensa 710 User Guide - Page 61

Operating on Battery Power, The buzzer beeps

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Heuristic Power Management There is one necessary condition for the computer to enter Standby mode: u Heuristic Power Management must be set to [ENABLED]. There are four ways to enter Standby mode: u Pressing the Standby hot key Fn-F3 u If the waiting time determined by the computer's HPM unit elapses without any system activity u Closing the display cover u When the computer is about to enter Hibernation mode (e.g., during a battery low condition), but the Hibernation file is invalid or not present Note: If the computer beeps but does not enter Standby mode after pressing the Standby hot key, it means the operating system will not allow the computer to enter the power-saving mode. The following signals indicate that the computer is in Standby mode: u The buzzer beeps u The Standby indicator lights Warning: Unstored data is lost when you turn off the computer power in Standby mode or when the battery is drained. To leave Standby mode and return to normal mode: u Press any key u Move the active pointing device (internal or external, PS/ 2 or serial) u Have the Resume Timer set and let it be matched u Open the display cover Chapter 2 Operating on Battery Power 41

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Heuristic Power Management
Chapter 2
Operating on Battery Power
41
There is one necessary condition for the computer to enter
Standby mode:
Heuristic Power Management must be set to [ENABLED].
There are four ways to enter Standby mode:
Pressing the Standby hot key
Fn-F3
If the waiting time determined by the computer’s HPM
unit elapses without any system activity
Closing the display cover
When the computer is about to enter Hibernation mode
(e.g., during a battery low condition), but the
Hibernation file is invalid or not present
The following signals indicate that the computer is in
Standby mode:
The buzzer beeps
The Standby indicator lights
To leave Standby mode and return to normal mode:
Press any key
Move the active pointing device (internal or external, PS/
2 or serial)
Have the Resume Timer set and let it be matched
Open the display cover
Note:
If the computer beeps but does not enter Standby
mode after pressing the Standby hot key, it means the
operating system will not allow the computer to enter the
power-saving mode.
Warning: Unstored data is lost when you turn off the
computer power in Standby mode or when the
battery is drained.