Dell 531 owner manual Power Management Modes, Advanced Tab, Click Change Advanced Power Settings

Power Management Modes

Windows Vista has three main default power management modes:

•Balanced

•Power Saver

•High Performance

Dell has added a fourth Dell-Recommended mode that sets power management to the most typical settings for the majority of our customers.This is the active Power Plan for all Dell shipping configurations.

To change the default settings for a plan:

1Click Start and click Control Panel.

2Under Pick a category, click System and Maintenance.

3Under System and Maintenance, click Power Options.

A number of options are available on the left-hand side of the Power Options dialog box.

Click Change Plan Settings just below any of the power plans to change settings such as:

•Require a password on wakeup.

•Choose what power buttons do.

•Create a power plan (you can choose the settings you want and create a custom power plan here).

•Choose when to turn off the display

•Change when the computer sleeps.

Advanced Tab

The Advanced tab allows you to set many different settings beyond the basic ones above. If you do not know or are not sure what to set, then leave settings at the default. To access the advanced settings:

1Choose the Power Plan you want to change.

2Click Change Plan Settings from just below the plan name.

3Click Change Advanced Power Settings.

Setting Up and Using Your Computer

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