Setting Power Preferences In Windows 2000 Professional - Compaq Armada e500 - Notebook PC Quick Reference Manual

Setting Power Preferences in Windows 2000 Professional

You can increase, decrease, and allocate computer power by
setting power preferences.
Battery Conservation Level—To select a preset or set a custom
battery conservation level, use one of the following methods:
Press the
Settings tab. Select a conservation level from the drop-down
list box.
Click StartÅSettingsÅControl PanelÅ
Power Options iconÅBattery Conservation Settings tab.
Select a conservation level from the drop-down list box.
Right click the power meter icon in the system tray, click
Adjust Power PropertiesÅBattery Conservation Settings tab.
Select a conservation level from the drop-down list box.
Screen Brightness and Processor Speed—To set the screen
brightness level or processor speed when the computer is running
on battery power, use one of the following methods:
Press the
Settings tab. Select Custom from the Conservation Level drop-
down list box. Select a percent from the Brightness or
Processor Speed drop-down list box.
Click StartÅSettingsÅControl PanelÅPower Options
iconÅBattery Conservation Settings tab. Select Custom from
the Conservation Level drop-down list box. Select a percent
from the Brightness or Processor drop-down list box.
Right click the power meter icon in the system tray, click
Adjust Power PropertiesÅBattery Conservation Settings tab.
Select Custom from the Conservation Level drop-down list
box. Select a percent form the Brightness or Processor Speed
drop-down list box.
PC Card Modem—To turn off power to an optional PC Card
modem, remove the PC Card from the computer.
hotkeys. Click the Battery Conservation
Fn+F8
hotkeys. Click the Battery Conservation
Fn+F8
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