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Setting Power Preferences in Windows 98

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Setting Power Preferences in Windows 95 Continued Preference Procedure from Control Panel Turn off power to an optional PC Card modem. Change location of Hibernation file. Enable/Disable Hibernation. Select PowerÅPC-Card Modems tab, then select the checkbox for Turn Off PC-Card Modems When Not in Use. Select PowerÅHibernation tab, then select the new location from the Drive for Hibernation File drop-down list. Select PowerÅHibernation tab, then select the On or Off radio button. CAUTION: If the computer reaches a critical low-battery condition while Hibernation is turned off, unsaved work will be lost. Setting Power Preferences in Windows 98 To access most power preference settings-Select StartÅ SettingsÅControl PanelÅPower Management. For information about setting all Power Management preferences except the following, refer to your Windows 98 documentation. CAUTION: If the computer reaches a critical low-battery condition while Hibernation is turned off, unsaved work will be lost. s To enable or disable Hibernation-Select the Hibernation tab, then select the On or Off radio button. s To set a screen brightness level that applies when the computer is running on a battery pack-Select the Battery Conservation Settings tab, then select a percent from the Brightness drop-down list. If you are accustomed to running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 on a Compaq portable computer-You will find most of the power preference options you formerly accessed in Power Properties in the Windows 98 Power Management Properties window. However, in Windows 98 s Processor speed is managed by the operating system. s The easiest way to turn off power to a PC Card is to remove the PC Card. s The Fn+F7 hotkeys open the Power Schemes window. s The preferences you formerly set on the Resume Timer tab can be set at StartÅProgramsÅAccessoriesÅSystem ToolsÅScheduled Tasks. 5-14 Managing Power

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Managing Power
Setting Power Preferences in Windows 95
Continued
Preference
Procedure from Control Panel
Turn off power to an optional
PC Card modem.
Select Power
¯
PC-Card Modems tab,
then select the checkbox for Turn Off
PC-Card Modems When Not in Use.
Change location of Hibernation
file.
Select Power
¯
Hibernation tab, then
select the new location from the Drive
for Hibernation File drop-down list.
Enable/Disable Hibernation.
Select Power
¯
Hibernation tab, then
select the On or Off radio button.
CAUTION:
If the computer reaches a
critical low-battery condition while
Hibernation is turned off, unsaved
work will be lost.
Setting Power Preferences in Windows 98
To access most power preference settings
—Select Start
¯
Settings
¯
Control Panel
¯
Power Management. For information
about setting all Power Management preferences except the
following, refer to your Windows 98 documentation.
CAUTION:
If the computer reaches a critical low-battery condition
while Hibernation is turned off, unsaved work will be lost.
■
To enable or disable Hibernation
—Select the Hibernation
tab, then select the On or Off radio button.
■
To set a screen brightness level that applies when the
computer is running on a battery pack
—Select the Battery
Conservation Settings tab, then select a percent from the
Brightness drop-down list.
If you are accustomed to running Windows 95 or
Windows NT 4.0 on a Compaq portable computer
—You will
find most of the power preference options you formerly accessed
in Power Properties in the Windows 98 Power Management
Properties window. However, in Windows 98
■
Processor speed is managed by the operating system.
■
The easiest way to turn off power to a PC Card is to remove
the PC Card.
■
The
Fn+F7
hotkeys open the Power Schemes window.
■
The preferences you formerly set on the Resume Timer tab
can be set at Start
¯
Programs
¯
Accessories
¯
System
Tools
¯
Scheduled Tasks.