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Customizing Your Power Settings, Reducing Power Consumption

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CHAPTER 3: USING YOUR LAPTOP Customizing Your Power Settings 1. Click Start → Control Panel. 2. Click All Control Panel Items. 3. Double-click the Power Options icon. 4. Select a power plan from the options shown. To customize specific settings, click Change plan settings next to the selected power plan. Reducing Power Consumption Although your laptop (together with the operating system) is capable of power conservation, there are measures you can take to reduce the power consumption: • Use the AC power whenever possible. • Lower the intensity of the display backlight. A very bright screen translates to higher power usage. • Use the Go Dark mode in the Alienware command centre. 42

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CHAPTER 3: U°ING YOUR LAPTOP
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Customizing Your Power Settings
Click
1.
Start
→
Control Panel.
Click
2.
All Control Panel Items
.
Double-click the
3.
Power Options
icon.
Select a power plan from the options shown. To customize specific settings, click
4.
Change
plan settings
next to the selected power plan.
Reducing Power Consumption
Although your laptop (together with the operating system) is capable of power conservation,
there are measures you can take to reduce the power consumption:
Use the AC power whenever possible.
•
Lower the intensity of the display backlight. A very bright screen translates to higher
•
power usage.
Use the
•
Go Dark
mode in the Alienware command centre.