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Power Management

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Power Management Power management saves electricity and extends battery life by controlling power supply to built-in devices. You can set the following power management properties on Windows. • Stopping power supply to the hard disk • Stopping power supply to the display • Using System standby/hibernate • Using mobile mode switch 3 To open Power Options Properties dialog box, click start - Control Panel, and click Performance and Maintenance; then, Power Options. If Classic view is selected, double-click Power Options icon. Note that the power management may not seem to function when you are using an application program that accesses the hard disk periodically. Stopping Power Supply to Hard Disk 1. In the Power Options Properties dialog box, select Power Schemes tab. 2. Set Turn off hard disks to an appropriate value, and click OK. 3. Close the Control Panel window. Stopping Power Supply to the Display This procedure is also effective for an attached external monitor complying with power management. 1. In the Power Options Properties dialog box, select Power Schemes tab. 2. Set Turn off monitor to an appropriate value, and click OK. 3. Close the Control Panel window. 3-8

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Power Management
Power management saves electricity and extends battery life by controlling power
supply to built-in devices. You can set the following power management properties on
Windows.
•
Stopping power supply to the hard disk
•
Stopping power supply to the display
•
Using System standby/hibernate
•
Using mobile mode switch
To open
Power Options Properties
dialog box, click
start
–
Control Panel
, and click
Performance and Maintenance
; then,
Power Options.
If Classic view is selected,
double-click
Power Options
icon.
Note that the power management may not seem to function when you are
using an application program that accesses the hard disk periodically.
Stopping Power Supply to Hard Disk
1.
In the
Power Options Properties
dialog box, select
Power Schemes
tab.
2.
Set
Turn off hard disks
to an appropriate value, and click
OK
.
3.
Close the
Control Panel
window.
Stopping Power Supply to the Display
This procedure is also effective for an attached external monitor complying
with power management.
1.
In the
Power Options Properties
dialog box, select
Power Schemes
tab.
2.
Set
Turn off monitor
to an appropriate value, and click
OK
.
3.
Close the
Control Panel
window.