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Selecting Power Conservation Settings, Select Battery Optimized or Maximum Battery Mode

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Battery Packs Selecting Power Conservation Settings To set the notebook to conserve power: ■ Select a short wait for the screen saver and select a screen saver with minimal graphics and motion. To access screen saver settings: ❏ In Windows 2000, select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Screen Saver tab. ❏ In Windows XP, select Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Display icon > Screen Saver tab. ■ Select a Power Scheme with low power-use settings through the operating system. Refer on the Documentation Library CD to the Software Guide, "Power" chapter. ■ Select Battery Optimized or Maximum Battery Mode in Intel SpeedStep (Windows 2000 only). Refer on the Documentation Library CD to the Software Guide, "Power" chapter. Hardware Guide 3-19

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Battery Packs
Hardware Guide
3–19
Selecting Power Conservation Settings
To set the notebook to conserve power:
■
Select a short wait for the screen saver and select a screen
saver with minimal graphics and motion. To access screen
saver settings:
❏
In Windows 2000,
select Start > Settings > Control
Panel > Display > Screen Saver tab.
❏
In Windows XP,
select Start > Control Panel >
Appearance and Themes > Display icon > Screen
Saver tab.
■
Select a Power Scheme with low power-use settings through
the operating system. Refer on the
Documentation Library
CD to the
Software Guide,
“Power” chapter.
■
Select Battery Optimized or Maximum Battery Mode in
Intel SpeedStep (Windows 2000 only). Refer on the
Documentation Library
CD to the
Software Guide,
“Power”
chapter.