Changing Power Settings - Gateway Solo 2150 User Manual

Conserve battery power
While using the battery to power your computer, conserve power by:
Dimming the display as low as is comfortable.
Removing PC Cards when you do not need them. Many PC Cards use a
small amount of power while inserted, even if they are not being used.
Modifying the Power Management settings for maximum power savings.
For more information on changing these settings, see "Changing power
settings" on page 45.
Closing the display panel to turn off the display while you are not using
your computer. The display stays off until you open the panel again.
Enabling Hibernate mode support and using Hibernate mode for power
savings while the computer is not in use. For more information on
Hibernate mode, see "To enable Hibernate mode support:" on page 49.
Using the CD/DVD drive only when necessary. CD and DVD drives use
a large amount of power.

Changing power settings

You can change the behavior of the power button, Standby key, and
power-saving timers by changing power settings on your computer.
Changing settings in Windows 98
You can completely customize your computer's power settings through the
Windows Control Panel by selecting power schemes, setting power alarms,
adjusting advanced power settings, and enabling Hibernate mode.
Power schemes let you change power saving options such as when the
monitor or hard drive is turned off. You can also select one of the pre-defined
power schemes or make changes and save it as a custom power scheme.
Power alarms can alert you when the battery charge is low.
Advanced power settings let you reassign the power button and Standby key
to activate different power saving modes.
Hibernate mode saves more power than other modes because it uses no power
at all. Hibernate mode (also called save to disk) writes all current memory
(RAM) information to the hard drive, then turns the computer completely off.
The next time you turn on the computer, the memory information is read
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