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INTRODUCTION User's Manual Battery save mode Panel power on/off Low battery auto- matic hibernation Heat dispersal HDD Protection Note: Hibernation This feature lets you save battery power. You can specify the Power Save Mode in the Profile item in TOSHIBA Power Saver. This feature turns power to the computer off when the display panel is closed and turns it back on when the panel is opened. You can specify the setting in the When I close the lid item of the Setup Action tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver. When battery power is exhausted to the point that computer operation cannot be continued, the system automatically enters Hibernation and shuts down. You can specify the setting in the Setup Action tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver. To protect from overheating, the CPU has an internal temperature sensor. If the computer's internal temperature rises to a certain level, the cooling fan is turned on or the processing speed is lowered. Use the Cooling Method item of the Basic Setup tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver. Maximum Turns on fan first, then if necessary Performance lowers CPU processing speed. Battery optimized Lowers the CPU processing speed first, then if necessary turns on the fan. Using the acceleration sensor built in the computer,HDD Protection detects vibration, shocks, and those signs in the computer, and automatically moves the HDD (Hard Disk Drive) head to the safe position to reduce the risk of damage that could be caused to the disk by head-to-head contact. Refer to the Using the Hard Disk Drive(HDD) Protection section in Chapter4, Operating Basics,for details. This function does not guarantee that the HDD will be damaged. This feature lets you turn off the power without exiting from your software. The contents of main memory are saved to the hard disk, when you turn on the power again, you can continue working right where you left off. Refer to the Turning off the power section in Chapter 3, Getting Started, for details. 1-12

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User’s Manual
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I
NTRODUCTION
Battery save mode
This feature lets you save battery power. You can spec-
ify the Power Save Mode in the Profile item in
TOSHIBA Power Saver.
Panel power on/off
This feature turns power to the computer off when the
display panel is closed and turns it back on when the
panel is opened. You can specify the setting in the When
I close the lid item of the Setup Action tab in TOSHIBA
Power Saver.
Low battery auto-
matic hibernation
When battery power is exhausted to the point that com-
puter operation cannot be continued, the system auto-
matically enters Hibernation and shuts down. You can
specify the setting in the Setup Action tab in TOSHIBA
Power Saver.
Heat dispersal
To protect from overheating, the CPU has an internal
temperature sensor. If the computer’s internal tempera-
ture rises to a certain level, the cooling fan is turned on
or the processing speed is lowered. Use the Cooling
Method item of the Basic Setup tab in TOSHIBA Power
Saver.
Maximum
Performance
Turns on fan first, then if necessary
lowers CPU processing speed.
Battery
optimized
Lowers the CPU processing speed
first, then if necessary turns on the
fan.
HDD
Protection
Using the acceleration sensor built in the
computer,HDD Protection detects vibration, shocks, and
those signs in the computer, and automatically moves
the HDD (Hard Disk Drive) head to the safe position to
reduce the risk of damage that could be caused to the
disk by head-to-head contact. Refer to the Using the
Hard Disk Drive(HDD) Protection section in Chapter4,
Operating Basics,for details.
Note:
This function does not guarantee that the HDD will be
damaged.
Hibernation
This feature lets you turn off the power without exiting
from your software. The contents of main memory are
saved to the hard disk, when you turn on the power
again, you can continue working right where you left
off. Refer to the Turning off the power section in Chap-
ter 3,
Getting Started
, for details.