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Mobile Computing
Monitoring battery power
Toshiba has combined these options into preset power usage
modes.
Power profiles in Windows XP
In Windows
profile or select your own combination of power management
options. To do this:
1
Open the Start menu, click Control Panel, then
Performance and Maintenance.
2
Click on the Toshiba Power Saver icon.
3
Select an appropriate profile for your work environment,
or create your own custom profile.
4
For more information, see
page
Using a hot key to set the power profile
You may use a hot key to set the power profile.
To set the power profile:
1
Press
pop-up window.
Sample Power Profile mode pop-up window
2
While continuing to press
desired power profile.
The power profile options are: Full Power, High Power,
Normal, DVD Playback, Presentation, and Long Life.
®
XP, you can choose from predefined power
159.
and
simultaneously to display the power profile
Fn
F2
"Power Management" on
, press
until you select the
Fn
F2