Acer 4920, MS2219 manual Acer ePower Management, Using power plans, To create a new power plan

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Acer ePower Management

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Acer ePower Management Using power plans

Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface for configuring your power management options. To access this utility, select "Acer ePower Management" from the Empowering Technology toolbar, run the program from the Acer Empowering Technology program group in Start menu, or right-click the Windows power icon in the system tray and select "Acer ePower Management".

Using power plans

Acer ePower Management comes with three predefined power plans: Balanced, High performance and Power saver. You can also create customized power plans. You can create, switch between, edit, delete and restore power plans, as described below.

View and adjust settings for On Battery and Plugged In modes by clicking the appropriate tabs. You can open Windows power options by clicking "More Power Options".

Note: You cannot delete the predefined power plans.

To create a new power plan:

Creating customized power plans allows you to save and quickly switch to a personalized set of power options.

1Click the Create Power Plan icon. To create a new power plan:

2Enter a name for your new power plan.

3Choose a predefined power plan to base your customized plan on.

4If necessary, change the display and sleep settings you want your computer to use.

5Click "OK" to save your new power plan.

To switch between power plans:

1Select the power plan you wish to switch to from the drop-down list.

2Click "Apply".

To edit a power plan:

Editing a power plan allows you to adjust system settings like LCD brightness and CPU speed. You can also turn on/off system components to extend battery life.

1Switch to the power plan you wish to edit

2Adjust settings as required.

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Acer 4920, MS2219 Acer ePower Management, Using power plans, To create a new power plan, To switch between power plans