Supervisor password, Power management, Screen blank mode – Lenovo V570 Notebook User Manual

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Supervisor password

A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system information stored in the BIOS. The user must enter the
SVP in order to get access to the BIOS and change the system configuration.

Attention: If the SVP has been forgotten and cannot be made available to the service technician, there is no
service procedure to reset the password. The system board must be replaced for a scheduled fee.

Power management

Note: Power management modes are not supported for APM operating system.

To reduce power consumption, the computer has three power management modes: screen blank, sleep
(standby in Windows XP), and hibernation.

Screen blank mode

If the time set on the “Turn off monitor” timer in the operating system expires, the LCD backlight turns off.
You also can turn off the LCD backlight by pressing Fn+F2.

To end screen blank mode and resume normal operation, press any key.

Sleep (standby) mode

When the computer enters sleep (standby) mode, the following events occur in addition to what occurs
in screen blank mode:
• The LCD is powered off.
• The hard disk drive is powered off.
• The CPU stops.

To enter sleep (standby) mode, press Fn+F1.

In certain circumstances, the computer goes into sleep (standby) mode automatically:

• If a “suspend time” has been set on the timer, and the user does not do any operation with the keyboard,

the hard disk drive, the parallel connector, or the diskette drive within that time.

• If the battery indicator blinks orange, indicating that the battery power is low.

To cause the computer to return from sleep (standby) mode and resume the operation, do one of the
following:
• Press the Fn key.
• Open the LCD cover.
• Turn on the power button.

Also, when the time set on the resume timer elapses, the computer automatically returns from sleep
(standby) mode and resumes operation.

Note: The computer does not accept any input immediately after it enters sleep (standby) mode. Wait a few
seconds before taking any action to reenter operation mode.

Hibernation mode

In hibernation mode, the following occurs:

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

• The system is powered off.

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