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Using Suspend, How Suspend Is Initiated, Results of Suspend

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When you finish working and you want to pause in the middle of your applications or move the computer to another location, initiate Suspend by pressing the Suspend button once. The power/Suspend light will blink slowly. Suspend has the following benefits: Puts the computer to sleep for up to 110 hours with a fully charged battery pack (up to 80 hours if you have an internal modem). If you plan to be away from the computer 24 hours or more, turn off the computer to prevent total battery discharge. Uses very little power. Shuts down most of the major components (hard drive, processor, and display). Saves your place in the application you were using when Suspend was initiated. Suspend is initiated in one of two ways: Manually, at any time, by pressing the suspend button once or by clicking Suspend from the Start menu. The power/Suspend light will blink slowly. Automatically, when a predefined timeout is reached (set in the Power Management utility), or when the computer reaches a critical low battery condition (if Hibernation has been disabled). When Suspend is initiated, the following occurs: Computer beeps twice. If system beeps are turned off, beeps are not audible. Screen clears. Power/Suspend light blinks.

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Managing Power
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Using Suspend
When you finish working and you want to pause in the middle of
your applications or move the computer to another location,
initiate Suspend by pressing the Suspend button once. The
power/Suspend light will blink slowly.
Suspend has the following benefits:
■
Puts the computer to sleep for up to 110 hours with a fully
charged battery pack (up to 80 hours if you have an internal
modem).
IMPORTANT:
If you plan to be away from the computer 24
hours or more, turn off the computer to prevent total battery
discharge.
■
Uses very little power.
■
Shuts down most of the major components (hard drive,
processor, and display).
■
Saves your place in the application you were using when
Suspend was initiated.
How Suspend Is Initiated
Suspend is initiated in one of two ways:
■
Manually, at any time, by pressing the suspend button once or
by clicking Suspend from the Start menu. The power/Suspend
light will blink slowly.
■
Automatically, when a predefined timeout is reached (set in
the Power Management utility), or when the computer reaches
a critical low battery condition (if Hibernation has been
disabled).
Results of Suspend
When Suspend is initiated, the following occurs:
■
Computer beeps twice.
NOTE:
If system beeps are turned off, beeps are not audible.
■
Screen clears.
■
Power/Suspend light blinks.