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AC Energy Saver Tab, Turning AC Energy Saver On and Off

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Power Properties Settings Continued Tab Settings Battery Status Disk Drives Hibernation PC Card Modems Power Resume Timer Display only. Shows the percent of charge remaining and the charge status of battery packs in the system. For information about the location of the numbered batteries, refer to "Viewing Battery Power Displays" in Chapter 5. Set timeouts for drives when using battery power or external power. NOTE: This tab is present only on a computer running Windows 95. Set Hibernation timeout; specify drive for Hibernation file; turn Hibernation on or off. IMPORTANT: Turning off Hibernation is not recommended. For more information, refer to "Hibernation Tab" in this chapter and to "Identifying and Resolving a Low-Battery Condition" in Chapter 5. Turn Off PC Card Modems When Not in Use. NOTE: This tab is present only when an optional PC Card modem is installed on a computer running Windows 95. Enable/disable Allow Windows to Manage Power, Show Battery Meter on the Taskbar, and Wake Up the Computer When the Phone Rings. Also, displays current power source and battery pack charge information. NOTE: This tab is present only on a computer running Windows 95. Enable/disable Resume Timer; set date and time to exit (resume from) Suspend. AC Energy Saver Tab If you are running Windows NT, you can customize several power conservation settings and then turn them all on or off with a single click at the AC Energy Saver tab. The settings in the AC Energy Saver dialog box function only when the computer is connected to an electrical outlet. Turning AC Energy Saver On and Off-When AC Energy Saver is turned on, all settings on the AC Energy Saver tab are enabled and selectable. When AC Energy Saver is turned off, these settings are disabled and are not selectable. 4-10 Managing Power

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Managing Power
Power Properties Settings
Continued
Tab
Settings
Battery Status
Display only. Shows the percent of charge
remaining and the charge status of battery
packs in the system. For information about the
location of the numbered batteries, refer to
“Viewing Battery Power Displays” in Chapter 5.
Disk Drives
Set timeouts for drives when using battery
power or external power.
NOTE:
This tab is present only on a computer
running Windows 95.
Hibernation
Set Hibernation timeout; specify drive for
Hibernation file; turn Hibernation on or off.
IMPORTANT:
Turning off Hibernation is
not
recommended. For more information, refer to
“Hibernation Tab” in this chapter and to
“Identifying and Resolving a Low-Battery
Condition” in Chapter 5.
PC Card Modems
Turn Off PC Card Modems When Not in Use.
NOTE:
This tab is present only when an optional
PC Card modem is installed on a computer
running Windows 95.
Power
Enable/disable Allow Windows to Manage
Power, Show Battery Meter on the Taskbar,
and Wake Up the Computer When the
Phone Rings. Also, displays current power
source and
battery pack charge information.
NOTE:
This tab is present only on a computer
running Windows 95.
Resume Timer
Enable/disable Resume Timer; set date and
time to exit (resume from) Suspend.
AC Energy Saver Tab
If you are running Windows NT, you can customize several power
conservation settings and then turn them all on or off with a single
click at the AC Energy Saver tab.
The settings in the AC Energy Saver dialog box function only
when the computer is connected to an electrical outlet.
Turning AC Energy Saver On and Off—
When AC Energy
Saver is turned on, all settings on the AC Energy Saver tab are
enabled and selectable. When AC Energy Saver is turned off,
these settings are disabled and are not selectable.