Gateway E-2100 E-2100 User's Guide - Page 85

Using power saving modes, Changing power settings

Page 85 highlights

Power management Using power saving modes If your computer ...and you want is... to... ...then On Enter In Windows XP, click Start, Turn off computer, then Standby mode click Standby. - OR - In Windows 2000, click Start, then click Shut Down. Click the arrow button to open the What do you want your computer to do list, then click Standby. Click OK. On Enter Hibernate In Windows XP, click Start, then click mode (must be Turn Off Computer. Press and hold SHIFT, then click activated) Hibernate. - OR - In Windows 2000, click Start, then click Shut Down. Click the arrow button to open the What do you want your computer to do list, then click Hibernate. Click OK. In Standby mode Exit Standby mode Move the mouse or press a key on your keyboard. In Hibernate mode Exit Hibernate mode Press the power button. Changing power settings You can change power management settings, such as the power button function and power-saving timers, by changing power settings in Windows. You can also adjust power schemes and adjust advanced power settings. Power schemes (groups of power settings) let you change power saving options such as when the monitor or hard drive is automatically turned off. You can select one of the defined power schemes or create a custom power scheme. Advanced power settings let you assign different power saving modes to the power button. www.gateway.com 79

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • 168
  • 169
  • 170
  • 171
  • 172
  • 173
  • 174
  • 175
  • 176
  • 177
  • 178
  • 179
  • 180
  • 181
  • 182
  • 183
  • 184
  • 185
  • 186
  • 187
  • 188
  • 189
  • 190
  • 191
  • 192
  • 193
  • 194
  • 195
  • 196
  • 197
  • 198
  • 199
  • 200
  • 201
  • 202
  • 203
  • 204
  • 205
  • 206
  • 207
  • 208
  • 209
  • 210
  • 211
  • 212
  • 213

79
Power management
www.gateway.com
Using power saving modes
Changing power settings
You can change power management settings, such as the power button function
and power-saving timers, by changing power settings in Windows. You can also
adjust power schemes and adjust advanced power settings.
Power schemes
(groups of power settings) let you change power saving options
such as when the monitor or hard drive is automatically turned off. You can
select one of the defined power schemes or create a custom power scheme.
Advanced power settings
let you assign different power saving modes to the power
button.
If your computer
is...
...and you want
to...
...then
On
Enter
Standby mode
In Windows XP, click
Start
,
Turn off computer
, then
click
Standby
.
- OR -
In Windows 2000, click
Start
, then click
Shut Down
.
Click the arrow button to open the
What do you want
your computer to do
list, then click
Standby
. Click
OK
.
On
Enter Hibernate
mode (must be
activated)
In Windows XP, click
Start
, then click
Turn Off Computer
. Press and hold
S
HIFT
, then click
Hibernate
.
- OR -
In Windows 2000, click
Start
, then click
Shut Down
.
Click the arrow button to open the
What do you want
your computer to do
list, then click
Hibernate
. Click
OK
.
In Standby
mode
Exit Standby mode
Move the mouse or press a key on your keyboard.
In Hibernate
mode
Exit Hibernate
mode
Press the power button.