Changing Power-Saving Settings; Changing The Power Scheme; Changing Advanced Power Settings - Gateway GT4015H User Manual

CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Computer

Changing power-saving settings

Changing the power scheme

Help & Support
For more information about changing
the power scheme, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type the phrase
power scheme in the Search box, then
click the arrow.
Start Control Panel Performance
and Maintenance Power Options
Power Schemes

Changing advanced power settings

Help & Support
For more information about changing
the power management settings, click
Start, then click Help and Support. Type
the phrase power management in the
Search box, then click the arrow.
Start Control Panel Performance
and Maintenance Power Options
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Power schemes (groups of power settings) let you change power saving options
such as when the monitor or hard drive is automatically turned off. You can
select one of the defined power schemes or create a custom power scheme.
To change the power scheme:
Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If
Shortcut 1
your Control Panel is in Category View, click Performance and
Maintenance.
Click/Double-click the Power
2
Options icon. The Power Options
Properties dialog box opens.
Click the arrow button to open
3
the Power Schemes list, then
click the power scheme you
want.
- OR -
Click an arrow button for the
System standby, Turn off
monitor, or Turn off hard disks
timer, then click the time you
want. To save your custom
power scheme, click Save As
and type a name for the scheme.
Click OK.
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Advanced power settings let you assign different power saving modes to the
power button.
To change advanced power management settings:
Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If
Shortcut 1
your Control Panel is in Category View, click Performance and
Maintenance.
Advanced
Click/Double-click the Power Options icon. The Power Options Properties
2
dialog box opens.
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