Lenovo ThinkPad 770 Hardware Maintenance Manual for 770 series notebooks(Janua - Page 33

Hibernation Mode, Resume on timer, Scheduled Tasks, For the Windows NT User

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RELATED SERVICE INFORMATION Note Even if you don't set the low-battery alarm, the charge indicator will let you know that the battery is low, and then the ThinkPad will automatically enter the power-saving mode. This default low-battery behavior is independent of the operating system, so the computer might behave differently from your setting if you set the low-battery alarm. The computer chooses appropriately between your setting and the default setting. Note The computer cannot enter suspend mode if it is attached to a docking station. The following events cause the computer to resume operation from suspend mode: The Fn key is pressed. The LCD cover is opened. The ring indicator (RI) is signaled by a serial device or PC Card device. The power switch is turned on. The resume timer is set. In Windows 95, you can set the time with the Resume on timer selection in the Power Management Properties window. In Windows 98, the Scheduled Tasks setting has priority over the Resume on timer selection in the Power Management Properties window. Note The computer does not accept any event immediately after it enters suspend mode. Therefore, wait a few seconds before taking any action to reenter operation mode. Hibernation Mode For the Windows NT User A Windows NT user cannot create a hibernation file in a Windows NT system that uses the NTFS format system, the Windows NT default format. If you want to use hibernation mode, you should reinstall Windows NT with a FAT format system. In hibernation mode, the following occurs: The system status, RAM, VRAM, and setup data are stored on the hard disk. The system is powered off. General Descriptions 27

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RELATED SERVICE INFORMATION
Note
Even if you don't set the low-battery alarm, the
charge indicator will let you know that the battery
is low, and then the ThinkPad will automatically
enter the power-saving mode.
This default
low-battery behavior is independent of the
operating system, so the computer might behave
differently from your setting if you set the
low-battery alarm.
The computer chooses
appropriately between your setting and the
default setting.
Note
The computer cannot enter suspend mode if it is
attached to a docking station.
The following events cause the computer to resume
operation from suspend mode:
±
The
Fn
key is pressed.
±
The LCD cover is opened.
±
The ring indicator (RI) is signaled by a serial device
or PC Card device.
±
The power switch is turned on.
±
The resume timer is set.
In Windows 95, you can set
the time with the
Resume on timer
selection in the
Power Management Properties window.
In Windows
98, the
Scheduled Tasks
setting has priority over the
Resume on timer
selection in the Power
Management Properties window.
Note
The computer does not accept any event
immediately after it enters suspend mode.
Therefore, wait a few seconds before taking any
action to reenter operation mode.
Hibernation Mode
For the Windows NT User
A Windows NT user cannot create a hibernation file in
a Windows NT system that uses the NTFS format
system, the Windows NT default format.
If you want
to use hibernation mode, you should reinstall Windows
NT with a FAT format system.
In hibernation mode, the following occurs:
±
The system status, RAM, VRAM, and setup data are
stored on the hard disk.
±
The system is powered off.
General Descriptions
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