Managing Power 4-11
Writer: Karen S. Williams Saved by: Cheryl Love Saved date: 09/05/97 3:21 PM
Part Number: 220709-003 File name: Ch04.doc
Enabling Energy Save Monitor—
When AC Energy Saver
is on, you can check the Energy Save Monitor checkbox to enable
the energy-saving features of an Energy Star-compliant
external monitor.
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Checking Energy Save Monitor enables the monitor to go into
low-power mode following a screen save timeout.
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The Energy Save Monitor feature is network-compatible: if
you are using network PC Cards or a network connection on
an optional ArmadaStation, you will not be logged off the
network when AC Energy Saver is turned on.
NOTE:
If you enable Energy Save Monitor and your monitor is not
Energy Star-compliant, the screen may become distorted when the
screen save timeout expires.
Setting Timeouts—
When AC Energy Saver is on, you can use
the drop-down lists in the scroll boxes to set two timeouts.
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The Hard Disk Idle timeout is the length of time during which
an application does not access information on the hard drive
before the hard drive spins down and remains idle until it is
again accessed.
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The Screen Save timeout is the length of time during which
there is no keyboard or mouse activity before the screen is
cleared. To restore the screen after the timeout is reached,
press any key or click the mouse.
To save your settings and close Power Properties, click OK. Your
settings are enabled whenever AC Energy Saver is on.
NOTE:
If you are running Windows 95, you can set a hard disk idle
timeout on the Disk Drives tab in Power Properties. To set a
screen save timeout and enable the energy-saving features of an
Energy Star-compliant monitor, click Start
Æ
Settings
Æ
Control
Panel
Æ
double-click the Display icon
Æ
Screen Saver tab.
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