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3. Change the settings as needed. 4. To change additional settings, click Change advanced power settings and make your changes. Windows XP 1. Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options. 2. Select a power scheme from the Power schemes list. 3. Modify the Plugged in and Running on batteries settings as needed. 4. Click OK. Setting password protection on wakeup Windows 7 To set the computer to prompt for a password when the computer exits Sleep or Hibernation, follow these steps: 1. Select Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Power Options. 2. In the left pane, click Require a password on wakeup. 3. Click Change Settings that are currently unavailable. 4. Click Require a password (recommended). NOTE: If you need to create a user account password or change your current user account password, click Create or change your user account password, and then follow the on-screen instructions. If you do not need to create or change a user account password, go to step 5. 5. Click Save changes. Windows XP 1. Right-click the Power Meter icon in the notification area, and then click Adjust Power Properties. 2. Click the Advanced tab. 3. Select the Prompt for password when computer resumes from Standby check box. 4. Click Apply. Using battery power When a charged battery is in the computer and the computer is not plugged into external power, the computer runs on battery power. When the computer is plugged into external AC power, the computer runs on AC power. If the computer contains a charged battery and is running on external AC power, the computer switches to battery power if the AC adapter is disconnected from the computer. NOTE: When you disconnect AC power, the display brightness is automatically decreased to save battery life. For information on increasing or decreasing display brightness, refer to the Getting Started guide. Select computer models can switch between graphic modes to increase battery life. For more information, refer to Switching between graphics modes (select models only) on page 28. Using battery power 23

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3.
Change the settings as needed.
4.
To change additional settings, click
Change advanced power settings
and make your changes.
Windows XP
1.
Select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Performance and Maintenance
>
Power Options
.
2.
Select a power scheme from the
Power schemes
list.
3.
Modify the
Plugged in
and
Running on batteries settings
as needed.
4.
Click
OK
.
Setting password protection on wakeup
Windows 7
To set the computer to prompt for a password when the computer exits Sleep or Hibernation, follow
these steps:
1.
Select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
System and Security
>
Power Options
.
2.
In the left pane, click
Require a password on wakeup
.
3.
Click
Change Settings that are currently unavailable
.
4.
Click
Require a password (recommended)
.
NOTE:
If you need to create a user account password or change your current user account
password, click
Create or change your user account password
, and then follow the on-screen
instructions. If you do not need to create or change a user account password, go to step 5.
5.
Click
Save changes
.
Windows XP
1.
Right-click the
Power Meter
icon in the notification area, and then click
Adjust Power
Properties
.
2.
Click the
Advanced
tab.
3.
Select the
Prompt for password when computer resumes from Standby
check box.
4.
Click
Apply
.
Using battery power
When a charged battery is in the computer and the computer is not plugged into external power, the
computer runs on battery power. When the computer is plugged into external AC power, the computer
runs on AC power.
If the computer contains a charged battery and is running on external AC power, the computer switches
to battery power if the AC adapter is disconnected from the computer.
NOTE:
When you disconnect AC power, the display brightness is automatically decreased to save
battery life. For information on increasing or decreasing display brightness, refer to the
Getting
Started
guide.
Select computer models can switch between graphic modes to increase battery life. For more
information, refer to
Switching between graphics modes (select models only)
on page
28
.
Using battery power
23