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Managing Power Consumption

Managing Power Consumption

When you are not using your computer, you will want to maximize battery operating time without compromising performance. It is not necessary to turn the computer off in order to reduce power consumption and extend battery life.

Windows uses Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) to provide manual and automated tools for reducing power consumption.

•You can set power management options to occur automatically, based on timeout values entered. See “To use automated power management” in the Reference Guide.

•You can also invoke power management options manually at any time by pressing the appropriate key. See “To use manual power management,” below.

To use manual power management

You can manage your computer’s power manually whenever you need to with any of the following three levels of power management.

System Standby

Action	Turns off the display and hard disk drive.
When	Press the blue standby button
	-OR-
	Click Start, Turn Off Computer, Stand By
	-OR-
	Configure lid, power switch, or standby
	button to perform the standby action (see
	“To set power management properties,”
	above). Then close lid or press button.
Resume	Press the blue standby button to return to
	your current session.

	System standby can also occur automatically when the timeout setting in Power Options
	in Control Panel is reached.
CAUTION	Make a habit of saving your work before allowing your computer to go to system
	standby. If there is an interruption in power while the computer is in standby,
	information that has not been saved will be lost.

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