Power Menu

The Power pull-down menu, as shown below, contains the Power

Management settings which help save power.

Power

Enable Power Management

_ Max Performance

Balanced Power Saving _ Max Power Saving

_ Customize

 

 

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The followings describe in sequence all the items of the Power menu.

 

 

 

 

 

Enable Power Management

 

The “Enable Power Management” item is the master control for the

 

Power Management features.

 

When this item is selected, no submenu will display. A check mark

 

( ) indicates Enabled; an underline ( _ ) indicates Disabled.

 

The default setting is Enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

Max Performance / Balanced Power Saving / Max Power

 

Saving / Customize

 

 

 

These four items are mutually-exclusive options. You can select one

 

of them. A check mark ( ) indicates Enabled; an underline ( _ )

 

indicates Disabled.

 

 

 

Descriptions of the four options are:

 

 

Options

Descriptions

 

Max Performance

Select this option for the pre-defined

 

 

 

settings which allow maximum

 

 

 

performance but shortest battery life.

 

Balanced Power Saving Select this option for the pre-defined

 

 

 

settings which allow moderate

 

 

 

performance and moderate battery life.

 

Max Power Saving

Select this option for the pre-defined

 

 

 

settings which allow longest battery life

 

 

 

but minimum performance.

 

Customize

Select this option for setting up your own

 

 

 

preferences. When this option is selected,

 

 

 

a submenu will appear. See the following

 

 

 

subsection for information.

 

 

 

 

 

My Presario – Getting Started

Setup Configuration Utility 5-7

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HP 80XL302 Power Menu, Enable Power Management, Max Performance / Balanced Power Saving / Max Power, Saving / Customize