Acer TravelMate 510 User Guide - Page 65

510.book : 510-2.fm Page 43 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Power Management If a battery low condition occurs and the Sleep Upon Battery-low parameter in Setup is set to [ENABLED] Invoked by the operating system power-saving modes Note: If the computer beeps but does not enter Hibernation mode after pressing the Hibernation hotkey, it means the operating system will not allow the computer to enter the power-saving mode. To exit Hibernation mode, press the power switch. The computer also resumes from Hibernation mode if the resume timer is set and matched. Warning: Do not change any devices (such as add memory) when the computer is in Hibernation mode. Sleep Mode (ACPI) If ACPI is installed, all power management functions are handled by the Windows operating system. In this setup, you do not need to set timeout values for devices before they enter a power-saving mode. Sleep mode may be one of three computer power saving modes: standby, hibernation or power off. Windows automatically determines which of these modes to enter. To enter Sleep mode under ACPI: Press the Sleep hotkey Fn-F4 Allow the idle times for devices and the computer determined by Windows 98 to elapse How to exit Sleep mode depends upon which power-saving mode the computer is in. Chapter 2 Operating on Battery Power 43