Symantec 10067161 Product Manual - Page 82

82 Monitoring your system's performance About System Insight 1 The status of the Norton task You can view details about the completion of the task. 1 The power source that the Norton Task uses. You can specify the type of power source that each of the Norton Tasks uses. Use the Configure link that is available next to the power source icon to configure the power source for the Norton Tasks. In addition to viewing and monitoring the background task details, you can specify the Idle Time Out duration. After the Idle Time Out duration is reached, Norton AntiVirus identifies the computer as idle and run the background tasks. You can use the Idle Countdown bar to confirm the idle state of your computer. You can also manually turn on Silent Mode for a specified duration. Monitoring background jobs of Norton AntiVirus The Norton Tasks window provides the details of the background tasks that Norton AntiVirus performs and lets you view and monitor the background tasks. Norton AntiVirus runs most of the background tasks when your computer is idle. Performing all background tasks when your computer is idle helps your computer to run at peak efficiency when you use your computer. However, you can manually start or stop a task at any time. You can also specify the Idle Time Out duration. After the Idle Time Out duration is reached, Norton AntiVirus identifies the computer as idle and run the background tasks. You can use the Idle Countdown bar to confirm the idle state of your computer. You can also view the CPU graph and memory graph to obtain the performance data of your computer. To monitor background jobs 1 In the Norton AntiVirus main window, click Performance. 2 In the Performance window, click Norton Tasks.