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Using the power-management features
Using the power-management features
The notebook uses less power when the power management features are enabled. You will then be
able to work for longer before having to recharge the battery.
Switch off your notebook if you do not intend to use it for an extended period of time. Reducing the
brightness level of the display helps to reduce the amount of power consumed by the notebook.
If you enable one of the power-management options in the BIOS Setup, that option will still
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be enabled the next time you switch on your notebook (see manual "BIOS Setup").
Maximum Power Savings
The Maximum Power Savings mode uses all the available power-management features. The notebook
uses little power and operates slightly slower than usual.
Activating
In the BIOS Setup menu set the Power Setup - Power Savings field to Maximum Power Savings.
In the BIOS Setup menu set the Power Setup - PM Control field to Always Enable or to Battery
Powered Only.
Deactivating
In the BIOS Setup menu set the Power Setup - PM Control field to Disabled.
Standby mode
In Standby mode the notebook's system clock is suspended and its display and hard-disk motor are
shut down.
Enabling:
+
Disabling: any key
Automatic activation
If the notebook is running and is not used for a predefined period of time, it switches into Standby
mode. The next input terminates standby mode.
In the BIOS Setup menu set the Power Setup - Power Savings field to Customize and set the time
which has to elapse before the notebook switches to Standby mode in the Standby Timeout field.
or
In the BIOS Setup menu set the Power Setup - Power Savings field to Maximum Performance or
Maximum Power Savings.
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