Controlling Power Management - Sony Vaio PCG-745 User Manual

Controlling Power Management

The PowerPanel utility allows you to control the power management of
your notebook computer and provides key information about system
activity and battery life. The following sections briefly describe how to
conserve your computer's battery power. You can also refer to the
PowerPanel Help for more detailed information.
Power Management Profiles
PowerPanel provides several predefined power management profiles.
Each profile consists of a group of specific power management settings
that are designed to meet specific power management goals—ranging
from maximum power management to no power management. You can
change the settings for any of the predefined profiles or you can create
your own profile to suit your portable computing needs. The predefined
profiles are:
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Maximum Performance
while still conserving power.
Maximum Battery Life
you maximum battery life and good performance. It reduces the
brightness of the display, slows the computer, and puts it into
System Suspend mode after a specified time period.
AC Profile
use. Similar to the Power Management Off setting. PowerPanel
automatically loads the AC profile unless you disable this feature.
Other available profiles
Configure PowerPanel with some other profiles: right click on the Toolbar
and choose Customize:
Power Management Off
such as System Suspend and System Hibernation modes.
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The power management state when AC power is in
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Disables the display and the Hard Disk Spindle Down timer.
Provides the best system performance
Provides power saving features to give
Turns off all power management features
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