4-8 Managing Power
Writer: Karen S. Williams Saved by: Cheryl Love Saved date: 09/05/97 3:21 PM
Part Number: 220709-003 File name: Ch04.doc
Customizing Power Settings
The default power management settings provide a balance
between performance and power conservation. For example, using
default settings:
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The system initiates Suspend after 5 minutes of inactivity.
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The system initiates Hibernation in a critical low-battery
condition.
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If an application does not access information on the hard drive
for 2 minutes, the hard disk spins down and remains idle until
it is accessed again.
If you are running Windows 95 or Windows NT, you can
customize power management settings from Power Properties. If
you are running another operating system, you can use Computer
Setup to customize these settings.
Some dialog boxes within Power Properties and Computer Setup
enable you to specify settings for specific devices and functions.
Other dialog boxes, such as Battery Conservation Settings, enable
you to set a general conservation level which the system then
implements by assigning system-specified settings to devices
and functions.
Many power management settings involve timeouts. A timeout is
the amount of time in minutes of system or component inactivity
before the computer shuts down the system or component to
conserve battery power. The shorter the timeout, the more battery
power is saved. You can set timeouts for system-initiated
Suspend, screen save, hard disk idle, and other functions.
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To access Power Properties, click Start
Æ
Settings
Æ
Control
Panel
Æ
double-click the Power icon.
■
To access Computer Setup, turn on or restart the computer,
press
F10
when the cursor appears upper right on the
screen, then select Computer Setup
Æ
System Features
Æ
Power Management.
For more information, refer to “Using Power Properties” or
“Using Computer Setup” in this section.
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