HP Compaq NC4010 Software Manual page 26

Power
When you choose a Power Scheme, you are setting the AC power
and battery power modes shown in the following table. No other
user intervention is required to control the performance of your
notebook processor.
Power Scheme
Home/Office Desk
Portable/Laptop
Presentation
Always On
Minimal Power
Management
2–14
Processor
Performance
while on External
Power
Always runs at the
highest
performance state.
Performance state
is determined
based on CPU
demand.
Performance state
is determined
based on CPU
demand.
Always runs at
the highest
performance state.
Performance state
is determined
based on CPU
demand.
Processor
Performance
while on Battery
Power
Performance state
is determined
based on CPU
demand.
Performance state
is determined
based on CPU
demand.
Starts at lowest
performance state,
then uses linear
performance
reduction
(stop-clock
throttling) as the
battery discharges.
Always runs at
the highest
performance state.
Performance state
is determined
based on CPU
demand.
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