Compaq 1655 Power Management Settings, Power Management Properties, Power Management for Windows, Tab:, Never, ●Sleep, Always On, Plugged in, ●Hibernation, System Standby

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Maintenance & Service Guide

Presario 1600 Series

Models: 1650 and 1655

Home Page Notice Preface Product Description Troubleshooting Illustrated Parts Catalog Removal & Replacement Procedures Specifications Pin Assignments Battery Pack Operations

Power Management for Windows 98

The following power management features are available for conserving AC power and extending battery operating time:

●Power Management Settings●Sleep●Hibernation●Battery operating time●Rebooting After a Lockup●Servicing Your Computer - Full Off Mode

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 (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 will go 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 setting for each feature is listed below in the tables.

Power Management Properties

Tab: Power Schemes: Plugged in Running on Batteries

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