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Power Management
In order to maximise battery life, this computer makes
use of an advanced Power Management feature. It is
recommended that you make use of the Power
Management facilities when you are using battery
power.
In general, Power Management allows the computer
to revert to a low power mode when it is not being
used. There are two basic levels of low power mode:
Suspend and Standby.
Suspend mode is the highest level Power Management
mode, offering the lowest power consumption. It can
also be configured to operate in two different ways, as
described later in this section. Standby mode is an
intermediate level of Power Management which uses
slightly more power than Suspend mode. It turns off
various devices in the system, including the screen,
until you start using the computer again.
There are many ways of configuring the various
Power Management features, both for AC power and
DC (battery) power.
Turning Power Management on and off
All aspects of the Power Management features are
controlled from the Setup utility. For further
information on navigating the Setup utility, refer to
Chapter 7, BIOS setup, or the Help within the Setup
utility itself.
1.
Enter the Setup utility by pressing the F2 button
when prompted during Startup.
2.
Select either the AC Mode Power Savings or the
DC Mode Power Savings from the Power menu.
3.
To switch Power Management off, set the Power
Savings menu option to 'Disabled'; to switch it
on, set it to one of the other options, described
below.
You can set 'Customized' Savings if you want to
control the other Power Management fields on
this page, or you can set one of the other pre-
defined set of Power Management parameters -
Maximum
Power
Performance.
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