To Set Up Power Management Modes - Sony PCV-RX740 - Vaio Desktop Computer User Manual

To Set Up Power Management Modes

When you plan to stop using your computer for a short period of time, you can set your system to automatically enter a
power management mode. Your computer may have difficulty resuming from a power-saving mode, if the power scheme is
not set up correctly.
Setting up your system's power management
Sony recommends following these steps for optimum power management:
1. Click Start in the Windows
2.
Select Performance and Maintenance. The Performance and Maintenance window appears.
3.
Click Power Options. The Power Options Properties window appears.
4.
Click the Hibernate tab and verify that the Enable hibernation check box is selected. Click Apply.
5.
Click the Power Schemes tab. Select the Home/Office Desk power scheme.
6.
In the section, "Settings for Home/Office Desk power scheme," use the drop-down list to set a time value for
System stand by or System hibernates. Do not set time values for both settings. Click Apply.
7.
Click the Advanced tab. In the Power buttons section, "When I press the power button on my computer," use the
drop-down list and select Hibernate. Click Apply.
8.
Click OK.
Your computer is set to enter a power-saving mode automatically. You can resume from this mode by briefly pressing the
power button on your computer.
Stand by mode indicators
You can identify power management mode the computer is in by the color of the power indicator light.
Color Mode
Amber Computer is in Stand by mode.
Blue Computer is in Normal mode, ready to use.
No color Computer is turned off or in Hibernate mode.
taskbar and select Control Panel.
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