Lenovo B430 Laptop Hardware Maintenance Manual - Lenovo B430 - Page 43
Power management, Screen blank mode (for the Windows 7 operating system only), Sleep mode
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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, where HDP stands for hard disk password. 7. Type the current master hard disk password in the Enter Current Password field. Then, leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press Enter twice. 8. Press Fn+F10 to save changes and exit the Lenovo Setup program. The user hard disk password and the master hard disk password have been removed. Power management To reduce power consumption, the computer has three power management modes: screen blank, sleep, and hibernation. Screen blank mode (for the Windows 7 operating system only) If the time set on the "Turn off monitor" timer in the operating system expires, the LCD backlight turns off. To put the computer into screen blank mode, do the following: 1. Right-click the battery gauge in the task bar. 2. Select Power off display (keep current power plan). To end screen blank mode and resume normal operation, press any key. Sleep mode When the computer enters sleep 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 microprocessor stops. In certain circumstances, the computer goes into sleep mode automatically: • After a period of inactivity specified in power plan settings • When the battery indicator blinks orange, indicating that the battery power is low. To cause the computer to return from sleep mode and resume operation, do one of the following: • Press the Fn key. • Open the LCD cover. • Turn on the power button. Also, in either of the following events, the computer automatically returns from sleep 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 mode. Wait a few seconds before taking any action to reenter operation mode. Hibernation mode In hibernation mode, the following occurs: Chapter 4. Related service information 37