Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 - Appendix F. ENERGY STAR Model Information

AppendixF.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation
ENERGYSTAR
®
isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.Department
ofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingtheenvironmentthroughenergyefficientproductsand
practices.
LenovoisproudtoofferourcustomersproductswithanENERGYSTARcompliantdesignation.Some
modelsofthefollowingmachinetypeshavebeendesignedandtestedtoconformtotheENERGYSTAR
programrequirementforcomputersatthetimeofmanufacture:10B4,10B5,10HL,and10HM.Formore
informationaboutENERGYSTARratingsforLenovocomputers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com.
ByusingENERGYSTARcompliantproductsandtakingadvantageofthepower-managementfeaturesof
yourcomputer,youreducetheconsumptionofelectricity.Reducedelectricalconsumptioncontributesto
potentialfinancialsavings,acleanerenvironment,andthereductionofgreenhousegasemissions.
FormoreinformationaboutENERGYSTAR,goto:
http://www.energystar.gov
Lenovoencouragesyoutomakeefficientuseofenergyanintegralpartofyourday-to-dayoperations.To
helpinthisendeavor,setthefollowingpower-managementfeaturestotakeeffectwhenyourcomputerhas
beeninactiveforaspecifiedduration:
Table1.ENERGYSTARpower-managementfeatures
Windows7,Windows8,Windows8.1,orWindows10operatingsystem
Powerplan:ThinkCentre
®
Default
•Turnoffthedisplay:After10minutes
•Putthecomputertosleep:After25minutes
•Advancedpowersettings:
–Turnoffharddiskdrives:After20minutes
–Hibernate:Never
ToawakenyourcomputerfromaSleepmode,pressanykeyonyourkeyboard.
Tochangepowersettings,dothefollowing:
1.OpenControlPanelbydoingoneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickControlPanel.
•ForWindows8orWindows8.1:See“AccessingControlPanelontheWindows8orWindows
8.1operatingsystem”onpage20
.
•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartcontextmenu,andthenclickControl
Panel.
2.ViewControlPanelusingLargeiconsorSmallicons,andthenclickPowerOptions.
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