IBM 240x Hardware Manual

Suspend Mode:

In suspend mode, the following

occurs:

The LCD is powered off.

The hard disk drive is powered off.

The CPU stops.

Events that cause the computer to enter suspend mode:

Suspend mode requested by the Fn key (Fn+F4).

The Lid is closed.

The specified time has elapsed.

Battery low occurs and hibernation conditions are
insufficient.

Note: When battery is low, the battery status indi-

cator blinks orange.

Note: In the IBM BIOS Setup Utility, the computer can be

set to suspend when the lid is closed.

The following events cause the computer to resume opera-
tion from suspend mode:

The Lid is opened.

The real time clock alarm is signaled.

The ring indicator (RI) is signaled by a PC Card
device or the internal modem.

The Fn key is pressed.

Power switch is pressed.

The computer also exits suspend mode when the battery is
critically low or timer conditions are satisfied for entering
hibernation mode.

Hibernation Mode:

For Windows NT user:

A Windows NT user cannot create a hibernation file in a
Windows NT system that uses the NTFS format system. If
you want to use hibernation mode, you should reinstall
Windows NT with a FAT format system. Also, if boot
manager is installed, the computer cannot enter
hibernation mode.

Note: Before using hibernation mode, you need a

hibernation file.

In hibernation mode, the following occurs:

The system status, RAM, VRAM, and setup data are
stored on the hard disk.

The system is powered off.

Events that cause the computer to enter hibernation mode:

Hibernation mode requested by function key (Fn+F9).

Timer conditions are satisfied in suspend mode when
hibernate by timer is enabled.

A critically low battery condition occurs.

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