Working with the notebook
Using the power-management features
PowerPowerBattery
The notebook uses less power when the available power-management features are used. You
will then be able to work longer when using the battery before having to recharge it.
Power efficiency is increased and environ m ental pollution reduced. By
choosing the best power options, you can make significant savings a nd
at the same time help pro tect the environment.
When you close the LCD scre en, depending on the setting in Windows, the
notebook au tomatically enters a power saving mode.
► Select the po wer management functions in your Control Pane l.
If you need further informa tion about an option, you can get help about most settings
by pressing the key com bination
Fn
+
F1
to show the Microsoft help.
When the notebook i
s in power-saving mod e, the following must be rememb ered:
During power savin
g mode , open files are held in the main memory
orinaswapfile on t
he hard disk.
Never turn off yo
ur notebook while it is in a power saving mode. If the built-in battery is
nearly empty, cl
ose the open files and do not go into power saving mode.
If you do not intend to use your note book for a long period of time:
► Exit power saving mode if necessary via the mouse or keyboard or by switching on the
notebook.
► Close all op ened programs and completely shut down the not ebook.
Adjusting fan control
You can adjust the fan control in the BIOS Setup Utility. The following settings a re available:
• Normal: The system is cooled to ensure that the m aximu m system
performance is always available.
• Silent: The fan rotation speed, and therefore the noise created by the fan, is reduced.
► Call up the BIOS Setup Utility.
► In the menu Advanced - Miscellaneous Configurations se lect the Fan C ontrol function.
► Choose the setting Normal or Silent.
Instructions for how to call up and operate the BIOS-Setup-Utility can be found
in chapter "
Settings in BIO S Setup U tility", Page 64.
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