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Customizing Your Power Settings, Reducing Power Consumption - windows 8

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Customizing Your Power Settings: Windows Vista® 1. Click Start → Control Panel. 2. Click Classic View from the task panel. 3. Double-click the Power Options icon. 4. Select a power plan from the options shown. To customize specific settings, click Change plan settings beneath the selected power plan. Windows® 7 1. Click Start → Control Panel. 2. Click All Control Panel Items. 3. Double-click the Power Options icon. 4. Select a power plan from the options shown. To customize specific settings, click Change plan settings next to the selected power plan. Reducing Power Consumption Although your laptop (together with the operating system) is capable of power conservation, there are measures you can take to reduce the power consumption: • Use the AC power whenever possible. • Lower the intensity of the display backlight. A very bright screen translates to higher power usage. • Switch to the Stealth mode to activate additional system power savings. Switching into and out of Stealth mode may require a reboot depending on your computer configuration and the operating system. NOTE: The battery pack should be locked in the battery compartment all the time. 24 CHAPTER 2: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LAPTOP

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CHAPTER 2: GETTING TO KNOW
YOUR LAPTOP
Customizing Your Power Settings:
Windows Vista
®
Click
1.
Start
→
Control Panel.
Click
2.
Classic View
from the task panel.
Double-click the
3.
Power Options
icon.
Select a power plan from the options shown. To customize specific settings,
4.
click
Change plan settings
beneath the selected power plan.
Windows
®
7
Click
1.
Start
→
Control Panel.
Click
2.
All Control Panel Items
.
Double-click the
3.
Power Options
icon.
Select a power plan from the options shown. To customize specific settings,
4.
click
Change plan settings
next to the selected power plan.
Reducing Power Consumption
Although your laptop (together with the operating system) is capable of
power conservation, there are measures you can take to reduce the power
consumption:
Use the AC power whenever possible.
•
Lower the intensity of the display backlight. A very bright screen translates
•
to higher power usage.
Switch to the Stealth mode to activate additional system power savings.
•
Switching into and out of Stealth mode may require a reboot depending on
your computer configuration and the operating system.
NOTE:
°e battery pack should be locked in the battery compartment all
the time
.