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Customizing Your Energy Settings, Dell Recommended, Power saver, High performance, Balanced - power adapter

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Using Your Studio Laptop Customizing Your Energy Settings You can use the power options in your operating system to configure the power settings on your computer. Microsoft® Windows® operating system installed on your Dell computer provides three default options: Windows Vista® • Dell Recommended - This power option offers full performance when you need it and saves power during periods of inactivity. • Power saver - This power option saves power on your computer by reducing system performance to maximize the life of the computer and by reducing the amount of energy consumed by your computer over its lifetime. • High performance - This power option provides the highest level of system performance on your computer by adapting processor speed to your activity and by maximizing system performance. Windows® 7 • Power saver - This power option saves power on your computer by reducing system performance to maximize the life of the computer and by reducing the amount of energy consumed by your computer over its lifetime. • Balanced (recommended) - This power option automatically balances the performance of your computer by consuming energy on capable hardware. 42

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Using Your Studio Laptop
Customizing Your Energy Settings
You can use the power options in your operating
system to configure the power settings on your
computer. Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating
system installed on your Dell computer provides
three default options:
Windows Vista
®
Dell Recommended
•
— This power option
offers full performance when you need it and
saves power during periods of inactivity.
Power saver
•
— This power option saves
power on your computer by reducing system
performance to maximize the life of the
computer and by reducing the amount of
energy consumed by your computer over its
lifetime.
High performance
•
— This power option
provides the highest level of system
performance on your computer by adapting
processor speed to your activity and by
maximizing system performance.
Windows
®
7
Power saver
•
— This power option saves
power on your computer by reducing system
performance to maximize the life of the
computer and by reducing the amount of
energy consumed by your computer over its
lifetime.
Balanced (recommended)
•
— This
power option automatically balances the
performance of your computer by consuming
energy on capable hardware.