Toshiba Satellite Pro L100 (PSLA1) - Manual (Page 39)

User’s Manual 1-11
Introduction
Utilities
This section describes preinstalled utilities and tells how to start them.
For details on operations, refer to each utility’s online manual, help files
or readme.txt files.
Heat dispersal To protect from overheating, the CPU has an
internal temperature sensor. If the computer’s
internal temperature rises to a certain level, the
cooling fan is turned on or the processing speed
is lowered. Use the Fan item of the Basic Setup
tab in TOSHIBA Power Saver.
■ Maximum
Performance
Turns on fan first, then if
necessary lowers CPU
processing speed.
■ Performance
Uses a combination of
fan and lowering the
CPU processing speed.
■ Battery optimized
Lowers the CPU
processing speed first,
then if necessary turns
on the fan.
Hibernation This feature lets you turn off the power without
exiting from your software. The contents of main
memory are saved to the hard disk, when you
turn on the power again, you can continue
working right where you left off. Refer to the
Turning off the power section in Chapter 3,
Getting Started , for details.
Standby If you have to interrupt your work, you can turn
off the power without exiting from your software.
Data is maintained in the computer’s main
memory. When you turn on the power again, you
can continue working right where you left off.
Please note that the descriptions for starting some Utilities are based on
setting the Control Panel to Category View. On Classic view the
description is different.
TOSHIBA Assist TOSHIBA Assist is a graphical user interface that
provides easy access to help and services.
TOSHIBA Power
Saver
To access this power saving and management
program, click the Control Panel, Performance
and Maintenance, and TOSHIBA Power Saver.