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Power Options, Accessing Power Options Properties

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Power Options You can change many default power settings in Windows Control Panel. For example, you can set an audio alert to warn you when the battery pack reaches a low-power condition, or you can change the default settings for the power/standby button. By default, when the notebook is on: ■ Pressing the fn+f3 hotkey, called the "sleep button" in the operating system, initiates standby. ■ The display switch turns off the display and initiates standby. The display switch is activated by closing the display. (By default and when using custom settings, the display switch setting is standby mode.) Accessing Power Options Properties To access Power Options Properties: ■ Right-click the Power Meter icon in the notification area (at the far right of the taskbar), and then click Adjust Power Properties. - or - ■ Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options. Power 15

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Power
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Power Options
You can change many default power settings in Windows Control
Panel. For example, you can set an audio alert to warn you when
the battery pack reaches a low-power condition, or you can
change the default settings for the power/standby button.
By default, when the notebook is on:
■
Pressing the
fn+f3
hotkey, called the “sleep button” in the
operating system, initiates standby.
■
The display switch turns off the display and initiates standby.
The display switch is activated by closing the display. (By
default and when using custom settings, the display switch
setting is standby mode.)
Accessing Power Options Properties
To access Power Options Properties:
■
Right-click the
Power Meter
icon in the notification area
(at the far right of the taskbar), and then click
Adjust Power
Properties
.
– or –
■
Select
Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options
.