Setting Power Preferences In Windows Nt 4.0 - Compaq Armada M700 Series Reference Manual

Setting Power Preferences in Windows NT 4.0

Preference
Select a preset battery
conservation level that
applies whenever the
computer is running on
battery power.
Create a Custom battery
conservation level that
includes the following
settings and applies
whenever the computer is
running on battery power:
Suspend
Hard disk idle
Screen Save
Processor speed
Brightness
Create the following power
conservation levels
whenever the computer is
running on external AC
power.
Screen save
Hard disk idle
Energy-saving monitor
timeout
Procedure from Control Panel
Select Compaq Power!Battery
Conservation Settings tab, then select a
conservation level:
High—Provides maximum battery
conservation.
Medium—Balances battery
conservation and system
performance.
None (drain)—Provides maximum
power.
NOTE: A battery conservation level can
also be displayed and selected by
pressing the Fn+F7 hotkeys.
Select Power!Battery Conservation
Settings tab. Select Custom, then enter
your preferences.
NOTE: A custom battery conservation level
can be selected, but not created, by using
the Fn+F7 hotkeys.
1. Select Compaq Power!AC Energy
Saver tab.
2. Select the AC Energy Saver On radio
button.
3. To set a screen save timeout, select
a timeout in the Screen Save
drop-down list box.
4. To set a hard drive timeout, select a
timeout in the Hard Disk Idle
drop-down list box.
5. To enable an external monitor to
enter a low-power mode following a
screen save timeout, select the
Energy Save Monitor checkbox.
NOTE: You will not be logged off a network
when the monitor enters low-power
mode.
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