Compaq Armada m700 Compaq Armada M700 Series of Personal Computers Reference G - Page 56

Setting Power Preferences in Windows NT 4.0 Preference Select a preset battery conservation level that applies whenever the computer is running on battery power. Create a Custom battery conservation level that includes the following settings and applies whenever the computer is running on battery power: s Suspend s Hard disk idle s Screen Save s Processor speed s Brightness Create the following power conservation levels whenever the computer is running on external AC power. s Screen save s Hard disk idle s Energy-saving monitor timeout Procedure from Control Panel Select Compaq Power!Battery Conservation Settings tab, then select a conservation level: s High-Provides maximum battery conservation. s Medium-Balances battery conservation and system performance. s None (drain)-Provides maximum power. NOTE: A battery conservation level can also be displayed and selected by pressing the Fn+F7 hotkeys. Select Power!Battery Conservation Settings tab. Select Custom, then enter your preferences. NOTE: A custom battery conservation level can be selected, but not created, by using the Fn+F7 hotkeys. 1. Select Compaq Power!AC Energy Saver tab. 2. Select the AC Energy Saver On radio button. 3. To set a screen save timeout, select a timeout in the Screen Save drop-down list box. 4. To set a hard drive timeout, select a timeout in the Hard Disk Idle drop-down list box. 5. To enable an external monitor to enter a low-power mode following a screen save timeout, select the Energy Save Monitor checkbox. NOTE: You will not be logged off a network when the monitor enters low-power mode. Continued Managing Power 4-17