NOTICE: Windows 95 and Windows NT save data to random-access memory (RAM), notto your hard-disk drive, before entering suspend mode. If the computer enters suspendmode while running on battery power, data loss from RAM can occur if the batterydischarges completely.Suspend mode conserves battery power by turning off the microprocessor clock; the display;the hard-disk drive; the CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or LS-120 drive module (if installed); the externalmonitor connector; the external keyboard (if attached); the parallel port; the serial port; thetouch pad; and the diskette drive.You can enter suspend mode immediately by pressing (or onan external keyboard if the External Hot-Key option is enabled in the system setup program).When you enter suspend mode, the power indicator is not lit.Resume from suspend mode by pressing the power button. The computer may take severalseconds to return to normal operation.NOTES: On resumption from suspend mode, if a password is set, the computerdisplays the password prompt screen.Suspend mode is known as standby mode under the Microsoft Windows 98 operatingsystem.Standby ModeIf your computer is running the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system, standby mode turns offthe display, stops the hard-disk drive, and turns off other internal devices so that the computeruses less battery power. When the computer resumes operation from standby mode, thedesktop is restored exactly as it was before entering standby mode.NOTICE: Windows 98 saves data to random-access memory (RAM), not to yourhard-disk drive, before entering standby mode. If the computer enters standby modewhile running on battery power, data loss from RAM can occur if the battery dischargescompletely.You can enter standby mode by pressing .To resume operation from standby mode,press the power button.Suspend-to-Disk (Hibernate) ModeSuspend-to-disk (S2D) mode (known as hibernate under the Microsoft Windows 98 operatingsystem) copies all system data to a reserved area—the S2D file—on the hard-disk drive andthen turns off all power to the computer. When you resume normal operation, the sameprograms will be running and the same files will be open that were loaded before you activatedthis mode.Power Management Settings: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guidefile:///C|/Documents and Settings/Administrator/De... Web/Documentation/LS/LS User's Guide/batpower.htm (3 of 5) [5/31/2000 9:46:52 AM]
