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Low/Medium/High/Customize Power Saving (Power Menu)
You may choose to set power saving options for Low, Medium or High power
savings in this menu, or alternatively you may Customize the settings to
change the time until the hard disk goes in to standby. These settings apply to
Non-Windows operating systems only (Windows OS's use the CPU Speed-
Step Controls and/or the Windows Power Management/Options as outlined in
"Power Management Features" on page 3 -
CPU SpeedStep Controls (Power Menu)
You can set the mode for the Intel CPU SpeedStep controls here
SpeedStep Controls" on page A - 3
Settings' on page A - 6
give full detail on the settings).
• Maximum Performance Mode Always - Enable this option to give maxi-
mum available performance when the battery is not low.
• Battery Optimized Mode Always - Enable this option to save maximum
power when the computer is powered by battery.
• Automatically Switch (Default Setting) - Enable this option to have the
computer detect if it is powered by battery or AC adapter, and change the
setting accordingly.
Turn on power for wireless devices and camera (Power Menu)
You may choose to enable/disable power for the wireless devices and camera
from this menu option (the default setting is enabled).
17).
and
Table A - 2 'CPU SpeedStep Control
CPU SpeedStep
Controls & CPU
Performance
The settings for CPU
SpeedStep Controls
will have an affect on
the CPU's speed and
("Intel CPU
performance (in order
to save power under
certain
See
Table A - 2 'CPU
SpeedStep
Settings' on page A -
6
for more details on
how the settings below
control the CPU speed
and performance.
Power Menu 5 - 15
BIOS Utilities
5
conditions).
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