Managing System Power; Power Options - NEC Generation N3000 M760s User Manual

Managing System Power (Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Software and Utilities
In Windows Vista
properties, not through the BIOS setup utility, unless otherwise noted.
Power management is a balance between system performance and energy saving. According to your work
needs or habits, you will prefer high performance and low energy saving, or conversely.
To access Windows
and Maintenance click Power Options.
Windows Vista
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What the power button does
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What closing the lid does
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Change plan settings:
when to turn off the display
when the computer sleeps. See
the display brightness
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Create a power plan, when pre-defined settings do not meet your requirement.
Windows Vista
Windows Vista
based on the system's default settings, when invoked.
To access Windows Vista
System and Maintenance click Power Options, Change Plan Settings, Change Advanced Power
Settings, Sleep.
The Windows Vista
Sleep
Sleep manages power by saving your current working environment to memory and shutting down most
system devices.
Use the Sleep mode, when you want to have a break for few minutes.
Hibernate
Also known as Save-To-Disk (STD) or Save-To-File (STF), Hibernate manages power by saving the
current working environment to an area on your hard disk before turning your system off. It conserves the
most battery power.
Use the Hibernate mode, when you know that you will not use your computer for a while.
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Power Options

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, most power management settings are controlled through Windows
® Power Options properties click the Start button
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proposes you to define the following power management options:
"Windows Vista
Power Management Level
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offers the definition of the power management's level. This level occurs automatically,
Power Management states, click the Start button
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power management level corresponds to:
Software and Utilities
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Power Management Level"
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Power Options
, Control Panel, in System
, Control Panel, in
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