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 Operating Environment Utility

The Operating Environment Utility is an application program that lets the user change the settings in the power management function and display destination.  It is also possible to make the password setting, discharge and replace the battery.

Power Mode When Using Battery

Power Mode

You can set the Power mode here.  It is good only when using the battery.

Current Operating Mode

Icon Display

The Current operating mode tells you which power source is used, AC or the battery power.

[Setting...] button

User Settings

You can set the details for the power management function of the User mode here.  It is good only when using the battery.

[Battery...] button

Battery

You can refresh or replace the battery here.

[Display...]button

Display Settings

You can make the output destination setting.

[Password...] button

Password Settings

You can set or cancel the password upon the computer startup here.


Icon Display

The icons displayed indicate the followings:

	Shows that the current operating mode is AC power.
	Shows that the current operating mode is the battery power and the remaining battery power is precisely displayed.
	Shows that the remaining battery power is not precisely displayed regardless of the current power mode.  We recommend that you use the new battery.


  Power Mode

There are three power modes: High, User and Low.  You must select one of these three modes when using the battery.  The system automatically selects the High mode when using the AC adapter.  The set values are fixed in the High and Low modes, but you can change the value in the User mode.  The Standby value in the High mode is the same as the one in the User mode.  The fixed set values in the High and Low modes and the default value in the User mode are as follows:

	High	User	Low
Suspend	Disable	20 mins.	10 mins.
Standby	6 mins.	6 mins.	2 mins.
CPU Speed	Max.	Max.	1/2


  User Settings

You can set the details for the power management function of the User mode here.

Suspend

Standby

CPU speed

[Default] button


Suspend

It refers to the condition that no power supply is available for the CPU though the minimum supply is given to retain memory.  The screen display turns off.  It is possible to determine the specified time until the system enters the Suspend mode.  You can set any one of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 or 60 minutes.  If you set "0", the system will not enters the Suspend mode.


Standby

If no operation occurs and the system is idle after the preset time length, the power supply is not given to the screen display and the hard disk to save power.  You can set any one of 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 minutes.  If you set "0", the Standby function will be disabled.


CPU Speed

The CPU operating speed is selectable.

[Max]:	Always operates at the maximum speed.
[1/2]:	Always operates at a half of the maximum speed.


[Default] button

This function makes the system return to the default settings, canceling all the user mode settings.

Suspend:	20 mins.
Standby:	6 mins.
CPU Speed:	Max.


  Battery

You can refresh or replace the battery.

[Refreshing battery] button

To restore the full capacity after the memory effect, you must completely discharge the battery then recharge it.  The system will be suspended while discharging and recharging the battery.  It takes approximately 15 hours to finish the whole process.  Press the power switch after both the power lamp and the Charge lamp go off.

Also execute this function when you use the battery for the first time and after you have not used the battery for a long time.

[Replacing battery] button

The system will be suspended during the battery replacement.  To resume, press the power switch after replacing the battery.


  Display Settings

You can make the output destination setting.

Target

You can make settings of the output destination for the screen display here.  You can select [LCD] or [CRT].  If the CRT resolution is too high or the number of colors are more than regulated values, switching the setting to [LCD] is not possible.  In this event, set the resolution and colors to the following:

When using the TFT VGA LCD:

640x480 256 colors or 640x480 64K colors

When using the D-STN VGA LCD:

640x480 256 colors

When using the TFT SVGA LCD:

800x600 256 colors or 640x480 256 colors

800x600 64K colors or 640x480 64K colors

When using the D-STN SVGA LCD:

800x600 256 colors or 640x480 256 colors


Display driver

You can select the display resolution, the number of colors and the display font size.

The settings become effective when you restart Windows.


  Password Settings

You can set or cancel the password upon the computer startup here.

Old password

New password

Retype new password


Old Password

When changing a password, enter the current password first.  The entry of an old password is not necessary if you set the password for the first time.


New Password

Enter the new password.


Retype New Password

Retype the new password for confirmation.  Remember the password that has already been set.