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Power Management for Windows 98
Power Management Settings
Depending on your patterns of computer use, you can set different levels of power management. These different power management levels can be activated based on the amount of time passed since the last system activity. System activity examples include keyboard or mouse movement, CD or DVD playback (while under program control that monitors Sleep), and modem use.
You can select different conditions or power schemes through Power Management.The optional settings are Home/Office Desk, Portable/ Laptop, and Always On. From the default settings, you can change the following settings:
●the System goes to Sleep (Standby) mode
●the screen times out and goes blank
●the hard drive spins down
Each of these system components goes to sleep after the selected or default periods of inactivity.
(The setting for hard drive must be less than, or equal to, the setting for System.)
IMPORTANT: If you're on a network, it's recommended that you set System Standby to Never.
There are five categories of power management settings under the Control Panel.
The default settings for each feature are listed in the following tables:
Power Management Properties
Tab: Power Schemes: | Plugged in |
Always on System | Never |
Standby: |
|
Turn OFF Monitor | 3 hours |
Turn OFF Hard Drive | After 15 minutes |
Running on Batteries
After 15 minutes
Never
After 10 minutes
Power Management Properties
Tab: ALARMS:: |
|
Low Battery Alarm: | 10% |
Critical Battery Alarm | 0% |
Alarm Actions: | X Display Message |
| Notification: |
| Text Action: No Action |
Power Management Properties
Tab: POWER METER: | Default |
Tab: ADVANCED | Default |
| (show power meter on taskbar) |
Display Properties
Tab: Monitor: Laptop Display (800 x 600)
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