Powerpanel - Sony PCG-F250 Software Manual

PowerPanel

Controlling Power Management
The PowerPanel utility controls the power management of your notebook
computer and provides key information about system activity and
battery life. In combination with BatteryScope, 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.
When you use the battery pack as power source, your system selects the Maximum Battery
Life power management profile by default. If you select a different power management
profile while using battery power, the same profile will be automatically selected the next
time you use the battery pack to power your computer.
PowerPanel main features
Automatic Profile Selection (APS) based on the currently active
application
Ability to select special Power Profiles manually from the menu
Ability to edit and create new profiles
A toolbar shared with BatteryScope
Works in harmony with Windows settings.
To activate PowerPanel
When you start the computer, the PowerPanel
default.
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's toolbar as well:
1
Right click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
2
Select Toolbars from the pop-up menu, then click PowerPanel.
The PowerPanel will appear on the task bar ( you can change it into a
floating window by dragging and dropping it on your desktop).
3
Click the button you want to set.
The appropriate Power Management command will be activated.
Customizing Your Notebook Computer
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