Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E425 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 48

Power management, Screen blank mode, Sleep (standby) mode, Hibernation mode, in Windows XP

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4. Select Password. 5. Select Hard-disk x password, where x is the letter of the hard disk drive. A pop-up window opens. 6. Select Master HDP. 7. Type the current master HDP in the Enter Current Password field. then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press Enter twice. 8. Press F10. 9. Select Yes in the Setup Notice window. Both user HDP and master HDP will have been removed. Power management To reduce power consumption, the computer has three power management modes: screen blank, sleep (standby in Windows XP), and hibernation. Screen blank mode To put the computer into screen blank mode, do as follows: 1. Right-click the Power Manager Battery Gauge in the task bar. 2. Select Power off display (keep current power plan) (in Windows XP, keep current power scheme). To end screen blank mode and resume normal operation, press any key. Sleep (standby) mode When the computer enters sleep (standby) mode, the following events occur in addition to what occurs in screen blank mode: • The LCD is powered off. • The hard disk drive is powered off. • The CPU stops. If a "suspend time" has been set on the timer, and the user does not do any operation with the keyboard, the TrackPoint, the hard disk, the parallel connector, or the diskette drive within that time, the computer goes into sleep (standby) mode automatically. Note: Even if you do not set the low-battery alarm, the charge indicator notifies you when the battery is low, and then the computer enters the power-saving mode automatically. To cause the computer to return from sleep (standby) mode and resume operation, do one of the following: • Press the Fn key. • Open the LCD cover. • Turn on the power switch. Also, in either of the following events, the computer automatically returns from sleep (standby) mode and resumes operation: • The ring indicator (RI) is signaled by a serial device or a PC Card device. • The time set on the resume timer elapses. Note: The computer does not accept any input immediately after it enters sleep (standby) mode. Wait a few seconds before taking any action to reenter operation mode. Hibernation mode In hibernation mode, the following occurs: 42 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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4. Select
Password
.
5. Select
Hard-disk
x
password
, where
x
is the letter of the hard disk drive. A pop-up window opens.
6. Select
Master HDP
.
7. Type the current master HDP in the
Enter Current Password
field. then leave the
Enter New Password
field blank, and press Enter twice.
8. Press F10.
9. Select
Yes
in the Setup Notice window. Both user HDP and master HDP will have been removed.
Power management
To reduce power consumption, the computer has three power management modes: screen blank, sleep
(standby in Windows XP), and hibernation.
Screen blank mode
To put the computer into screen blank mode, do as follows:
1. Right-click the Power Manager Battery Gauge in the task bar.
2. Select
Power off display (keep current power plan)
(in Windows XP,
keep current power scheme
).
To end screen blank mode and resume normal operation, press any key.
Sleep (standby) mode
When the computer enters sleep (standby) mode, the following events occur in addition to what occurs
in screen blank mode:
•
The LCD is powered off.
•
The hard disk drive is powered off.
•
The CPU stops.
If a “suspend time” has been set on the timer, and the user does not do any operation with the keyboard, the
TrackPoint, the hard disk, the parallel connector, or the diskette drive within that time, the computer goes
into sleep (standby) mode automatically.
Note:
Even if you do not set the low-battery alarm, the charge indicator notifies you when the battery is low,
and then the computer enters the power-saving mode automatically.
To cause the computer to return from sleep (standby) mode and resume operation, do one of the following:
•
Press the Fn key.
•
Open the LCD cover.
•
Turn on the power switch.
Also, in either of the following events, the computer automatically returns from sleep (standby) mode and
resumes operation:
•
The ring indicator (RI) is signaled by a serial device or a PC Card device.
•
The time set on the resume timer elapses.
Note:
The computer does not accept any input immediately after it enters sleep (standby) mode. Wait a
few seconds before taking any action to reenter operation mode.
Hibernation mode
In hibernation mode, the following occurs:
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