Samsung ST10WL User Manual

Using Power Management Options

Your computer includes Power Management options that can help the battery charge last longer and extend the life of the battery. Power-management options will slow down or shut off system components when the components are not being used.

Power management may slow down system performance. Your computer runs fastest with the power cord attached, when power management is disabled.

In the next sections, basic and advanced methods of power management will be discussed.

Intel® SpeedStep™

Intel SpeedStep will control the CPU speed on your system according to the kind of power supply as part of power saving management.

To use this function, your system must meet the conditions below:

•Intel SpeedStep supporting CPU

•BIOS and OS Support

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Basic Power Management Schemes

This section discusses the basic schemes of power management when the computer is operating on battery power or using AC power.

Standby vs. Hibernation

Standby unlike hibernation mode does not store unsaved information on your hard disk; it's stored only in the computer memory. If there is an interruption in power, the information is lost. So before putting your computer on standby, you should save your files.

Changing Devices:

Do not change PC Cards while in standby or hibernate modes.

To enter the power management window complete the following:

1.Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.

2.Click Power Options icon to display the Power Options Properties window.

3.Click the Power Schemes tab to display the basic power management options.

Power Schemes Tab

4.Select the time that you wish each of the following actions to occur in Battery and

AC power mode.

•Turn off monitor:

•Turn off hard disks:

•System standby:

•System hibernates:

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Turning off the monitor and HDDs will save a substantial battery power, therefore when in battery only mode select the shortest time practical.

a Hibernate Mode (Power Management or Manual Method)

When hibernation is used, your computer turns off and when you power up again, everything is restored exactly as you left it—including programs and documents you may not have saved or closed. Everything in memory gets saved to the HDD, and the monitor and hard disk get turned off.

If You Reinstall Windows:

You should re-establish hibernate in power options by opening Power Options Properties window and click on the Hibernate tab then click “Enable Hibernation”.

Hibernate Tab

Frequent Interruptions:

If you experience frequent interruptions, you might also consider putting your

computer into automatic hibernation after a specified number of minutes using

the power management options.

a Standby Mode (Power Management or Manual Method)

Standby is used mainly for conserving battery power in your notebook computer. It also gives you the benefit of getting right back to your work without waiting for the computer to restart. Standby turns off your monitor and hard disks, placing your entire system in a low-power state. When you return to your computer, restores your desktop exactly as you left it. It is recommended that you do not enter standby mode with less than 20% battery power.

5. Click OK to set your power management options and close the window.

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Rest Key:

The manual + <Fn+F11> key combination will not activate Standby or Hibernate modes whilst you are playing a multimedia program or have an active USB device connected.

Advanced Power Management Schemes

This section discusses the advanced power management schemes. There are two buttons that you can use to manually conserve power.

To enter the power management window complete the following:

1.Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.

2.Click Power Options icon to display the Power Options Properties window.

3.Click the Advanced tab to display the advanced power management options.

Advanced Tab

Power & Sleep Button

Programming Windows

4.Select the mode (Do nothing/Ask me what to do/Standby/Hibernate/Shut

down) assigned to the Power button and/or Rest <F11> key. Also select the action (Do nothing/Standby/Hibernate) associated with closing the computer lid.

The “Rest” key is assigned to the + <Fn+F11> key combination. See ”Basic Power Management Schemes” on page 53 for a better understanding of Standby and Hibernate modes.

5. Click OK to set your power management options and close the window.

You can return to normal operation after you have used one of the “Power Management” buttons by quickly pushing and releasing the Power button.

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Using the Hard Drive

Your computer includes a removable IDE (integrated drive electronics) hard drive. The IDE hard drive can store the data and programs your computer uses. The drive plugs into a connector on the system board.

The hard drive that comes with your computer has already been formatted. Do not format the hard drive. Doing so destroys all data contained on the drive. If you need to format a new drive, or want to erase all data on your existing hard drive, refer to the manual for your operating system.

Removing the Hard Drive

To prevent loss of data and damage to the disk, do not remove the hard drive while the computer’s power is on and do not drop or jar the hard drive.

To remove the hard drive from the computer:

1.If you are installing a new hard drive, backup the application and data files on the old hard drive before removing it from the computer.

2.Turn the computer’s power off.

3.Close the LCD panel, and turn the computer over so that the bottom of the unit faces up.

4.Remove the screw that holds the hard drive in place.

Bottom of computer

Hard-drive

5. Pull the hard drive out of the computer.

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Installing a Hard Drive

To install a hard drive:

1.Remove the old hard drive from the computer as described in the previous section.

2.Slide the new drive into the hard drive compartment. Make sure the drive is pushed back as far as it will go.

3.Install the screw that holds the hard drive in place.

4.If required install windows and appropriate device drivers according to the instructions below.

(Re)Installing Windows and Device Drivers

Use System Recovery CD to (re)install OS and System Software CD to (re)install device' drivers.

The System Recovery CD is used to (re)install the OS and System Software to a new HDD or recover from a system crash.

Notebook computers that ship from the factory include a System Recovery CD-ROM and a System Software CD-ROM, which contains a copy of the applications and drivers needed for computer's operating system.

In the unlikely event that programs on the computer hard drive become corrupted or are erased, you can use the System Recovery CD-ROM to reinstall your operating system and then System Software CD-ROM to reinstall your original applications and drivers.

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Video Features and Configuration

All these video modes can be displayed on an external monitor. However, if you disconnect an external monitor that was attached to your computer and then start the computer, the LCD may revert to a different resolution than the one you chose for the external monitor.

Resolution and Colour Depth

The resolution of the LCD is the sharpness of the image it can display. Resolution is measured by the number of pixels (individual dots) displayed on the entire screen. In general, the more pixels the LCD can display, the better the image.

The number of colours the LCD can display is measured by how many bits the LCD uses to represent each pixel:

•16-bit colour can support 64 K (65,536) colours.

•32-bit colour can support 16 M (16.8 million) colours.

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Configuring Display Features

The following sections describe how to configure the display settings on your computer.

Display Resolution Notes:

When Windows 2000 is initially installed it will automatically adjust the resolution to maximum available.

Changing Colour Depth and Resolution

To change the colour depth and resolution of your LCD or external monitor:

1.Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.

2.Click Display icon . The Display Properties window appears.

3.Click the Settings tab. The Settings screen appears.

4.To change the colour depth, click the arrow next to the Colour quality palette and select the available colour depth you want.

5.To change the resolution, click and drag the slider under the Screen resolution until you select the available resolution you want.

6.Click OK.

7.Follow the prompts that appear on the screen.

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Using Dual View Mode

Single View mode is the basic display mode which displays same view on all the display devices connected to a system.

Dual View mode is the “Extended screen mode” supported in Windows, which displays separate views on each display devices connected to a system.

The default setting on your system is Single View mode.

Setting Dual View Mode

To set Dual View mode on your system:

1.Connect peripheral display device such as monitor or TV to your system and start the system.

2.Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.

3.Click Display icon . The Display Properties window appears.

4.Click the Settings tab. The Settings screen appears.

5.Check Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor.

6.You can drag the second monitor image to position where you want your extended screen space with respect to the primary monitor (usually the LCD).

To confirm whether the system is set properly with Dual View mode:

1.Open Display properties and click Settings tab.

2.Place the cursor on the first monitor picture and click and hold over a second, a number 1 will be shown on the first actual monitor screen. And place the cursor on the second monitor picture and click and hold over a second, then digit number 2 will be shown on the second actual monitor screen.

3.The monitor displays digit number 1 is the primary monitor and number 2 is the secondary monitor.

In Windows explorer, the program is displayed on the primary monitor, if you can drag it to the secondary monitor, then Duo View mode is now working properly.

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The secondary monitor has a display of 256 colours (colour depth) and 640x480 pixels (resolution) at first. The colour depth and resolution of primary/secondary monitors are separately changeable.

To reset the system to Single View mode:

1.Start Display properties.

2.Click Settings tab.

3.Click the second monitor among two monitor pictures.

4.Uncheck Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor.

5.Click OK.

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