Windows 2000 Power Management - HP F2974KT - OmniBook 500 - PIII 700 MHz Manual

Using Windows 2000
Installing Retail Windows 2000

Windows 2000 Power Management

You may want to change the default power management settings in Windows 2000. The
BIOS Power Management settings are ignored if ACPI is activated.
To configure the power management do the following:
1. From Control Panel, double-click the Power Options icon.
2. Select the Hibernate tab.
3. Check Enable hibernate support.
4. Click Apply.
5. Select the Power Schemes tab.
6. Change the "Plugged in" options for Standby to 3 hours and Hibernate to 4 hours.
7. Click Apply.
8. Click the Advanced tab.
9. Check Always show icon on the taskbar.
10. Change the Power buttons options to your desired settings.
11. Select the Alarms tab.
12. In the "Critical battery alarm" box, click the Alarm Action button.
13. In the "Power level" box, choose Hibernate as the action for the computer to do when
the alarm goes off, click OK then click Apply.
Note
It is strongly recommended that you install Windows 2000 Service Pack 1. The Service
Pack can be found and downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com.
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