P o w e r M e n u
Table 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu
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Power Savings: | ■ | Disabled | [Customized] | Sets the power savings parameters to a factory installed |
| ■ | Customized |
| combination of parameters, a custom set of parameters set |
| ■ | Maximum Power |
| by you or no power saving features. |
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| ■ | Maximum |
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Hard Disk Timeout: | ■ | Off | [Off] | Sets the length of time that the hard drive can be inactive before your |
| ■ | 30 seconds to 20 |
| notebook automatically turns off the power to the hard drive controller |
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| and drive motor. If you choose a factory installed combination of parame- |
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| ters this field will display the setting. If you choose to customize the |
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| parameters you will be able to set this yourself. The options available vary |
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| from Off, which has no inactivity shutoff, to 20 minutes. |
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Standby Timeout: | ■ | Off | [4 Minutes] | Sets the length of time without any user input device activity |
| ■ | 1 to 16 Minutes |
| before the CPU is set to half speed and the display and the hard |
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| drive are turned off. If you choose a factory combination of |
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| parameters this field will display the setting. If you choose to |
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| customize the parameters you will be able to set this yourself. |
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Auto Suspend | ■ | Off | [15 Minutes] | Sets the length of time without any I/O activity before your note- |
Timeout: | ■ | 5 to 60 minutes |
| book goes into Suspend mode. If you choose a factory combination |
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| of parameters this field will display that setting. If you choose to |
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| customize the parameters you will be able to set this yourself. Off |
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| has no inactivity suspension. |
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Advanced | When selected, opens the Advanced Features submenu which | |||
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| allows setting additional power saving parameters. |
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Factory Installed Values for Power Saving Profiles
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Customized: | Off | 4 | Minutes | 15 Minutes |
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Maximum Power Savings: | 30 Seconds | 1 | Minute | 5 Minutes |
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Maximum Performance: | Off | Off | 15 Minutes | |
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Disabled: | Off | Off | Off | |
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Sample Customized Profile: (To get even better | 2 Minutes | 1 | Minute | 5 Minutes |
battery life keep the display and volume |
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settings as low as possible and use the sample |
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customized profile.) |
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