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Using the eco power plan, The eco Utility

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76 Mobile Computing Using the eco power plan NOTE To edit a plan or to edit advanced settings, continue to the following steps. 5 Click or touch Change plan settings to choose the plan you want to edit. This screen allows you to change basic settings. 6 Click or touch Change advanced power settings to access settings for battery notification levels, internal storage drive power save time, etc. You can click or touch the plus signs to expand each item and to see what settings are available for each item. 7 Click or touch OK to save the plan changes you have performed. Depending on your model, the two power plans eco and Balanced are satisfactory for most people and do not need to be edited. The eco plan is the best used for maximum battery time. The Balanced plan is a compromise between battery time and performance. Using the eco power plan This device is equipped with the eco power plan. Operating the device with this power plan enabled reduces electrical power consumption by slightly lowering system performance. For example, when this power plan is enabled, the brightness of the display is reduced and the interval before Sleep mode takes effect is shortened. To enable or disable the eco power plan, see "Power Plans" on page 75. The eco Utility® monitors your power savings from using the eco power plan by tracking real-time power consumption and accumulated savings over time. To learn how to access the utility, see "eco Utility®" on page 92. For more information on the eco power plan, see the Help file in the eco Utility® window.

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Mobile Computing
Using the eco power plan
To edit a plan or to edit advanced settings, continue to
the following steps.
5
Click or touch
Change plan settings
to choose the
plan you want to edit.
This screen allows you to change basic settings.
6
Click or touch
Change advanced power settings
to
access settings for battery notification levels, internal
storage drive power save time, etc.
You can click or touch the plus signs to expand each
item and to see what settings are available for each item.
7
Click or touch
OK
to save the plan changes you have
performed.
Depending on your model, the two power plans eco and
Balanced are satisfactory for most people and do not need
to be edited. The eco plan is the best used for maximum
battery time. The Balanced plan is a compromise between
battery time and performance.
Using the eco power plan
This device is equipped with the eco power plan. Operating
the device with this power plan enabled reduces electrical
power consumption by slightly lowering system
performance. For example, when this power plan is enabled,
the brightness of the display is reduced and the interval
before Sleep mode takes effect is shortened. To enable or
disable the eco power plan, see
“Power Plans” on page 75
.
The eco Utility
®
monitors your power savings from using the
eco power plan by tracking real-time power consumption
and accumulated savings over time. To learn how to access
the utility, see
“eco Utility®” on page 92
.
For more information on the eco power plan, see the Help
file in the eco Utility
®
window.
NOTE