Using The Power-Management Features; Maximum Battery Life-Mode; Standby Mode - Siemens Mobile 750 Operating Manual

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.
If you will not be using your notebook for a longer period, switch it off.
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 Power menu of the BIOS Setup,
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that option will still be enabled the next time you switch on your notebook.

Maximum Battery Life-Mode

The Maximum Battery Life mode uses all the available power-management features. The notebook
uses little power and operates slightly slower than usual.
Activating
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In the Power Setup menu set the Power Savings field to Maximum Battery Life.
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Set the PM Control field in the Power Setup menu to Always Enable or to Battery Powered Only.
Exit
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In the Power Setup menu set the 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.
Activating
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Press the key combination
Exit
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Press any key to continue.
Automatic activation
If the notebook is running and is not used for a predefined period of time, it switches into Standby
mode. Any input causes the notebook to come out of Standby mode.
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In the Power Setup menu set the 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
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In the Power Setup menu set the Power Savings field to Maximum Performance or
Maximum Battery Life.
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