Managing Power - Sony VAIO PCG-C1VFK Software Manual

Customizing your notebook

Managing power

The PowerPanel utility controls the power management of your notebook and provides key information
about system activity and battery life. The automatic power management selects the most advantageous
profiles, or lets you customize the profiles you choose, according to your own needs, with the goal of
extended battery life.
PowerPanel has the following features:
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Automatic Profile Selection (APS) based on the currently active application;
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Ability to select special Power Profiles manually from the menu;
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Ability to edit and create new profiles;
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Ability to display detailed battery information;
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CPU performance monitoring tool;
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It works in harmony with your Windows settings.
Activating PowerPanel
When starting the computer, the PowerPanel
When pointing on the PowerPanel icon, you will see a tooltip with the active power management profile.
You can select a power profile from the menu or a power management profile by right-clicking this icon.
You can use the PowerPanel toolbar as well:
To use the PowerPanel toolbar, proceed as follows:
1 Right-click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
2 Select Toolbars from the shortcut menu, then click Power Management.
The Power Management toolbar appears on the taskbar (you can change it into a floating window by
dragging and dropping it on your desktop).
icon appears in the system tray by default.
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