Compaq 17XL260 Presario NA1700XL Series Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 39

Power Management Settings, System Standby, Turn Off Monitor, Turn Off Hard Disks - laptop

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Presario 1700 Series Models: XL260, XL261, XL262, XL264, XL265, XL266, XL274, XL275, XL360, XL361, XL362, XL363, XL364, XL365, XL366, XL367, XL368, XL369, XL370, XL371, XL372, XL373, XL374, XL375, XL376, XL377, and XL378 Power Management Settings Different patterns of Notebook use determine the level of power management required. These power management levels can be initiated based on the amount of time passed since the last system activity. System activity includes keyboard strokes, mouse movement, DVD/CD playback (while under program control that monitors Standby), and modem use. Power Schemes You may access and select different settings or Power Schemes through Power Management on the Control Panel. The default Power Schemes are Home/Office Desk, Portable/Laptop, and Always On. The settings can be customized by changing the following options: • System Standby: length of inactivity before the Notebook goes into Standby mode • Turn Off Monitor: length of inactivity before the screen times out and goes blank • Turn Off Hard Disks: length of inactivity before the hard drive goes into low power mode Important: The setting for the Hard Disk must be less than or equal to the setting for the system. If the Notebook is on a network, Compaq recommends that System Standby be set to Never. The following table shows the default settings for each Power Scheme. Power Scheme AC Power System Standby Turn OFF Monitor Turn OFF Hard Disks Battery Power System Standby Turn OFF Monitor Turn OFF Hard Disks Always On Never 15 minutes 1 hour 5 minutes 2 minutes 3 minutes Portable/ Laptop Never 3 hours 15 minutes 15 minutes Never 10 minutes Home/ Office Desk 20 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 1 minute 2 minutes 10 minutes

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Presario 1700 Series
Models: XL260, XL261, XL262, XL264, XL265, XL266, XL274, XL275, XL360, XL361,
XL362, XL363, XL364, XL365, XL366, XL367, XL368, XL369, XL370, XL371, XL372, XL373,
XL374, XL375, XL376, XL377, and XL378
Power Management Settings
Different patterns of Notebook use determine the level of power management required.
These power management levels can be initiated based on the amount of time passed
since the last system activity. System activity includes keyboard strokes, mouse
movement, DVD/CD playback (while under program control that monitors Standby), and
modem use.
Power Schemes
You may access and select different settings or Power Schemes through Power
Management on the Control Panel. The default Power Schemes are Home/Office Desk,
Portable/Laptop, and Always On. The settings can be customized by changing the following
options:
•
System Standby
: length of inactivity before the Notebook goes into Standby
mode
•
Turn Off Monitor
: length of inactivity before the screen times out and goes blank
•
Turn Off Hard Disks
: length of inactivity before the hard drive goes into low
power mode
Important:
The setting for the Hard Disk must be less than or equal to the setting
for the system. If the Notebook is on a network, Compaq recommends that System
Standby be set to
Never
.
The following table shows the default settings for each Power Scheme.
Power Scheme
Always On
Portable/
Laptop
Home/
Office Desk
AC Power
System Standby
Turn OFF Monitor
Turn OFF Hard Disks
Never
15 minutes
1 hour
Never
3 hours
15 minutes
20 minutes
15 minutes
30 minutes
Battery Power
System Standby
Turn OFF Monitor
Turn OFF Hard Disks
5 minutes
2 minutes
3 minutes
15 minutes
Never
10 minutes
1 minute
2 minutes
10 minutes