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Power options, Accessing Power Options Properties

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5 Power options You can change many default power settings in Windows Control Panel. For example, you can set an audio alert to warn you when the battery pack reaches a low-power condition, or you can change the default settings for the power switch. By default, when the computer is on: ■ Pressing fn+f3, called the "sleep button" in the operating system, initiates standby. ■ By default, the display switch turns off the display. The display switch is activated by closing the display. ✎ When HP Mobile Data Protection has "parked a drive," the computer will not initiate standby or hibernation, and the display will be turned off. Accessing Power Options Properties To access Power Options Properties: ■ Right-click the Power Meter icon on the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, and then click Adjust Power Properties. - or - ■ Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options. Power 5-1

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Power options
You can change many default power settings in Windows Control
Panel. For example, you can set an audio alert to warn you when
the battery pack reaches a low-power condition, or you can
change the default settings for the power switch.
By default, when the computer is on:
Pressing
fn+f3
, called the “sleep button” in the operating
system, initiates standby.
By default, the display switch turns off the display. The
display switch is activated by closing the display.
When HP Mobile Data Protection has “parked a drive,” the
computer will not initiate standby or hibernation, and the
display will be turned off.
Accessing Power Options Properties
To access Power Options Properties:
Right-click the
Power Meter
icon on the notification area,
at the far right of the taskbar, and then click
Adjust Power
Properties
.
– or –
Select
Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options
.