Compaq Armada 7700 Armada 7700 Family of Personal Computers Reference Guide - Page 48

Customizing Power Settings The default power management settings provide a balance between performance and power conservation. For example, using default settings: s The system initiates Suspend after 5 minutes of inactivity. s The system initiates Hibernation in a critical low-battery condition. s If an application does not access information on the hard drive for 2 minutes, the hard disk spins down and remains idle until it is accessed again. If you are running Windows 95 or Windows NT, you can customize power management settings from Power Properties. If you are running another operating system, you can use Computer Setup to customize these settings. Some dialog boxes within Power Properties and Computer Setup enable you to specify settings for specific devices and functions. Other dialog boxes, such as Battery Conservation Settings, enable you to set a general conservation level which the system then implements by assigning system-specified settings to devices and functions. Many power management settings involve timeouts. A timeout is the amount of time in minutes of system or component inactivity before the computer shuts down the system or component to conserve battery power. The shorter the timeout, the more battery power is saved. You can set timeouts for system-initiated Suspend, screen save, hard disk idle, and other functions. s To access Power Properties, click StartÆSettingsÆControl PanelÆdouble-click the Power icon. s To access Computer Setup, turn on or restart the computer, press F10 when the cursor appears upper right on the screen, then select Computer SetupÆSystem Features ÆPower Management. For more information, refer to "Using Power Properties" or "Using Computer Setup" in this section. 4-8 Managing Power