Dell Studio XPS 8000 Setup Guide - Page 29

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

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Using Your Studio XPS Desktop 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 the following options: Windows Vista® • Dell Recommended - Offers full performance when you need it and saves power during periods of inactivity. • Power saver - 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 - 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 - 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) - Automatically balances the performance of your computer by consuming energy on capable hardware. 27

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Using Your Studio XPS Desktop
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
the following options:
Windows Vista
®
Dell Recommended
•
— Offers full
performance when you need it and saves
power during periods of inactivity.
Power saver
•
— 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
•
— 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
•
— 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)
•
— Automatically
balances the performance of your computer
by consuming energy on capable hardware.