Gateway 2100 User Guide

Gateway Solo™ 2100 Multimedia Notebook

Power-Saving Modes

If the system goes through long periods of inactivity, the system utilizes two

power-saving modes.

Standby mode

The system enters Standby mode if you do not use the keyboard or EZ Pad

within the amount of time allotted by your power management choices (set

in the

Power

menu). The hard disk drive spins down, the screen goes blank,

and the AC power LED remains steady green. Using the keyboard or EZ Pad

sends the system from Standby mode back to its active mode. After approxi-
mately ten minutes of Standby mode, depending upon your power man-

agement choices, the system automatically shifts to Suspend mode.

Suspend/Resume mode

The system enters Suspend mode after approximately ten minutes of Standby
mode (depending on timeout setting). The system will also enter Suspend

mode from the active mode if you click

Start

then

Suspend

, press the Fn key

together with the F4 (Suspend) key or press the power button when it is

configured for

Suspend/Resume

During Suspend mode the hard disk drive spins down, the screen goes

blank and the AC power LED slowly flashes. It looks like the system has been
powered down. Actually, the computer is conserving power and resources

as well as saving all current work. The notebook can stay in Suspend

mode for up to one week on a fully charged battery!

You should still save work to the hard drive as often as possible. To exit

Suspend mode, press the power button. The computer leaves Suspend

mode and returns to its previous state. It does not reboot! When the system
powers up, the

power status display

flashes briefly in the upper left corner of

the display.

Rebooting

If the system stops responding to the EZ Pad or the keyboard, it can

usually be fixed by one of the following procedures:

Press Fn key together with F4 (Suspend) key to put the notebook into

Suspend mode and wait about ten seconds; then press the power but-

ton to put the notebook back in Resume mode.

Press the Ctrl, Alt, and Del keys simultaneously.

Press and hold the power button for at least two seconds.

R E S U M I N G

P L E A S E

W A I T . . . .

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