Definitions Tab; Disk Activity; Cpu Activity; Applications Running - FARONICS POWER SAVE Getting Started Manual

It is recommended that the Shutdown if action not supported option be selected if Standby or Hibernate
is selected. This ensures power savings for hardware that does not support these modes.
To notify the user that Power Save actions are going to be taken, check Notify user of Power Save
actions and use the spin box to enter the number of seconds the user will see the warning for. To enter
a customized message for the user, enter it in the Message to display field.
The user can always cancel this action by moving mouse or using the keyboard.

Definitions Tab

The Definitions tab is used to define when a workstation is inactive.
The basic definition that Power Save uses to define inactivity is stated at the top of the tab: The mouse
and/or keyboard are not being used. The other options are in addition to this definition. By default, the
three configurable options are not checked. If no configuration is done to this tab, the only element of
inactivity will be keyboard and mouse movement.

Disk Activity

To include hard disk activity in the inactivity definition, check Disk activity is less than, and configure
the following settings:
• Set the percentage number to define inactivity of the hard disk
• Set the number of seconds to define when the measurement will take place
For example, if the % of max is set to 50 and sampling once every is set to 10 seconds, the program will
check for disk utilization every 10 seconds to determine if the utilization is below 50%.

CPU Activity

To include CPU activity in the inactivity definition, check CPU activity is less than, and configure the
following settings:
• Set the percentage number to define inactivity of the CPU
• Set the number of seconds to define when the measurement will take place
For example, if the % of max is set to 25 and sampling once every is set to 15 seconds, the program will
check for CPU activity every 10 seconds to determine if the utilization is below 25%.

Applications Running

To include the activity of running applications in the inactivity definitions, check None of the following
checked applications is running. Once applications are added to this list, if any of them are running, the
computer is not considered inactive.

Deep Freeze Maintenance Compatibility

Select the Enable Deep Freeze Maintenance compatibility check box to synchronize Power Save with
Deep Freeze. Use the spin box to select the number of hours you want the computer to remain on if
Deep Freeze Maintenance is scheduled.
Faronics provides a solution called Deep Freeze that has the ability to create a Maintenance Schedule
for software updates to occur. Power Save will detect this Maintenance Schedule and take no action if
Deep Freeze is to enter Maintenance within a specified period of time. Ignore this option if you are not
running Deep Freeze.
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