Toshiba 1805-S274 Windows 98SE Supplemental User's Guide for Satellite 1800/18 - Page 17

Turning off the display automatically, Enabling the screen saver, Powering down the computer - lcd

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Learning the Basics Turning off the display automatically 17 Turning off the display automatically To save power, it's a good idea to set the display to turn off automatically when you're not using the computer. You can do this in the following ways: ❖ Use the Windows® Power Saver Properties to turn off the LCD panel after a certain amount of time has passed. ❖ Use the Windows® Display Properties to enable a screen saver of your choice. Enabling the screen saver 1 Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click Display, and click the Screen Savertab. 3 In the section labeled Screen Saver, select a Screen Saver of your choice. 4 In the Wait window, click the up and down buttons to set the number of minutes before the display turns off automatically. ❖ Click OK to save your changes and exit the Display Properties dialog box. Powering down the computer When you power down the computer, you have three options to choose from: Shut down, Hibernation and Standby. Each of these options is described in detail in your Satellite® 1800/1805 Series User's Guide. TECHNICAL NOTES: Before powering down your computer, save your files and make sure the disk activity lights are off. If you decide to continue working, wait a few seconds before turning the computer on again.

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Learning the Basics
Turning off the display automatically
Turning off the display automatically
To save power, it
’
s a good idea to set the display to turn off
automatically when you
’
re not using the computer. You can do
this in the following ways:
❖
Use the Windows
®
Power Saver Properties to turn off the
LCD panel after a certain amount of time has passed.
❖
Use the Windows
®
Display Properties to enable a screen
saver of your choice.
Enabling the screen saver
1
Click
Start
, point to
Settings
, then click
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click
Display
, and click the
Screen Saver
tab.
3
In the section labeled
Screen Saver
, select a Screen Saver of
your choice.
4
In the Wait window, click the up and down buttons to set the
number of minutes before the display turns off automatically.
❖
Click
OK
to save your changes and exit the
Display
Properties
dialog box.
Powering down the computer
When you power down the computer, you have three options to
choose from: Shut down, Hibernation and Standby. Each of these
options is described in detail in your
Satellite
®
1800/1805 Series
User
’
s Guide.
TECHNICAL NOTES: Before powering down your computer,
save your files and make sure the disk activity lights are off.
If you decide to continue working, wait a few seconds before
turning the computer on again.