Power Management Settings; Power Management Properties - Compaq 1650 Maintenance & Service Manual

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The following power management features are available for conserving AC power and extending battery operating
time:

Power Management Settings

Sleep
Hibernation
Battery operating time
Rebooting After a Lockup
Servicing Your Computer - Full Off Mode
Power Management Settings
Depending on your patterns of computer use, you can set different levels of power management. These different
power management levels can be activated based on the amount of time passed since the last system activity.
System activity examples, include keyboard or mouse movement, CD (while under program control that monitors
Sleep), and modem use.
You can select different conditions or power schemes through Power Management..The optional settings are Home/
Office Desk, Portable/ Laptop and Always On. From the default settings, you can change the following settings.
the System goes to Sleep (Standby) mode
the screen times out and goes blank
the hard drive spins down
Each of these system components will go to sleep after the selected or default periods of inactivity. (The setting for
hard drive must be less than or equal to the setting for System.)
IMPORTANT:
If you're on a network, it's recommended that you set System Standby to Never.
There are five categories of power management settings under the Control Panel. The default setting for each feature
is listed below in the tables.
Tab: Power Schemes:
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Maintenance & Service Guide
Presario 1600 Series
Models: 1650 and 1655
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