1110 HD (250-3531) Using the POWER111 Utility Faxback Doc. # 1986
The power management section can save battery power by automatically turning
off hardware, such as the disk drives and the display, when you are not
using your computer.
The power management section lets you:
* Set the Hard Disk Standby
* Enable or disable the Floppy Standby Mode
* Set the Display Standby
* Enable or disable the Low Battery Beeper
To run the Setup program in DOS, use the following steps:
1. Exit from DeskMate (or any other program).
2. If you are not in Drive C, type: c: <ENTER>
3. Select the DOS directory by typing: cd \dos <ENTER>
4. At the MS-DOS prompt, type: Setup111 <ENTER>
The Setup program screen appears.
NOTE: You must reset your computer by pressing <CTRL><ALT><DEL>, or by
turning off the power and restarting, for the changes to take effect.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the parameter you want to change and press
the spacebar to choose the setting.
6. Press F2 if you want to save your changes.
* If you do not want to save changes, press ESC.
* If you want to restore all parameters to the default settings, press F10.
Using the Power Program in Dos:
You can change several of the computer's parameters by using the Power
program in DOS within the DOS directory. The DOS program is Power111.
The initial screen for the Power Program lets you know that the changes made
will not be saved. To save changes to the configuration of the computer use
the Setup Program.
To run the Power program, use the following steps:
NOTE: The changes you make to this program are temporary and will return to
the preset parameters if you reboot or turn off the computer.
1. Exit from DeskMate (or any other program).
2. If you are not in Drive C, type: c: ENTER
3. To change to the DOS directory, type: cd \dos ENTER
4. At the prompt, type: power111 ENTER
The Power Utility screen appears.
Use the arrow keys to select the parameter you want to change. Then,
press the spacebar to select the setting for the parameter.
5. Press F2 to save your changes. If you do not want to save changes, press
ESC.
Press F10 to recall the defaults.
Using Power Management Line Commands:
You can also use command lines to set the options, without entering menu
mode. The command-line mode is useful if you want to change Power Manage-
ment settings using batch files. Any changes made by this method will be
temporary and will change to the original program selection when you reboot
or turn off your computer.
Floppy Disk Stand-by command-lines:
power111 /fdstandby--displays the current status of the Automatic Floppy
Disk Standby Mode.
power111 /fdstandby:enable--enables the Automatic Floppy Disk Standby Mode
and displays a status message
power111 /fdstandby:disable--disables the Automatic Floppy Disk Standby Mode
and displays a status message
System Beeper command-lines:
power111 /beeper--displays the beeper status
power111 /beeper:enable--enables the beeper
power111 /beeper:disable--disables the beeper
You can turn off the speaker so that no sound comes from the computer while
the power is turned on.
Low Power Beeper command-line:
power111 /lpbeep--displays the Low Power Beeper status
power111 /lpbeep:enable--enables the Low Power Beeper and displays a status
message
power111 /lpbeep:disable--disables the Low Power Beeper and displays a
status message
To receive a low battery tone, you can turn on the Low Power Beeper to tell
you when the battery is low, in case you do not notice the battery indicator.
Display Timeout command-lines:
power111 /lcdtime--displays the Display Timeout value
power111 /lcdtime:xxx--sets the display to turn off after not using the
keyboard for 1-255 minutes and displays a message indicating the new timeout
value. Entering zero will not allow the display to turn off.
power111 /lcdtime:never--sets the display to remain on all the time.
If you need to leave your computer turned on and unattended, you can set the
Display Timeout parameter to turn off the display after a specified time
period. This option can help you save battery power.
Hard Disk Timeout command-lines:
power111 /hdstandby--displays the Hard Disk Standby Timeout value
power111 /hdstandby:mm:ss--This command sets the Hard Disk Standby Timeout
value and displays a message indicating the new timeout value. mm:ss indicates
the minutes and seconds format. Five second intervals in the range 00:15 -
18:20 must be used for mm:ss.
power111 /hdstandby:never--This command will not allow the hard disk to
enter the standby mode.
You can save battery power savings by using the Hard Disk Timeout command to
turn off the hard disk after a few minutes of inactivity.
Power Management Key Combinations:
There are also some key combinations that can help you to save power as you
use your computer. These key combinations override the Setup program and
Power program parameters.
FN + F4 (Disk) This key combination causes the hard disk controller
to turn off until accessed. No special keystrokes or
commands are needed to turn the disk controller on
again.
FN + F5 (Spkr) This key combination enables and disables the speaker.
FN + F7 (Display) You can press this key combination to turn off the
LCD. Any normal keyboard entry you make will turn the
LCD back on.
FN + F10 (Standby) This key combination puts the computer in a standby
mode. The hard disk, LCD, and floppy disk controller
are turned off until a normal keyboard entry is made.