IBM-AUSTRIA - PC-HW-Support    30 Aug 1999

Suspend Mode (TP-770 - 9548/49)

•  Standby Mode
•  Hibernation Mode

•  The LCD is powered off.
•  The hard disk is powered off.
•  The CPU stops.

•  Suspend mode is requested by the Fn key (Fn+F4).
•  The LCD cover is closed. If you add a check mark to the Will not suspend even if LCD is closed box  in the Power Management Properties window, the computer will not enter suspend mode even if the LCD is closed.  The LCD only turns off.
•  The Suspend button is selected in the Fuel-Gauge program.
•  The specified time has elapsed from the last operation with the keyboard,  the TackPoint, the hard disk drive, the parallel connector, or diskette drive, or the AC Adapter is plugged in.

   In Windows 95, the timer is set by the Suspend Timer selection in the Power Properties window.  In Windows 98, the timer is set by the System standby timer selection in the Power Management Properties window.

•  The battery power indicator blinks orange indicating that the battery power is low.  If you add a check mark to the Hibernate when battery becomes low box in the Power Management Properties  window, the computer enters hibernation mode under this condition.

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 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 settings 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.

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