Managing Battery Power
Conserving Battery Power
| To set power | |
| Windows 95, 98, or NT | |
| The BIOS Setup utility includes settings for automatic | |
| inactivity. There are four different | |
| conservation. | |
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Note | For Windows 98, power options you set in Power Management Control Panel override | |
| corresponding settings in BIOS Setup. | |
| 1. | From the Start menu, shut down then restart the OmniBook. |
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| 2. | When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility. Active keys are |
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| described along the bottom of the screen. (The pointing devices are not active in the |
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| BIOS Setup utility.) Help information for the highlighted item appears in the right- |
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| hand sidebar in the display. |
| 3. | Select the Power menu. |
| 4. | Select Power Management Mode. (Press the spacebar, F5, or F6 to pick an option |
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| other than Disabled.) |
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| Maximum Power Savings: The |
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| (relatively short |
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| Maximum Performance: The |
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| some power conservation (relatively long |
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| Customized: You determine each setting for Smart CPU Mode, Standby |
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| Suspend |
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| the main power modes, see “To start and stop the OmniBook” on page 20. |
| 5. | Optional. Choose a setting for |
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| even when the OmniBook is connected to ac power, choose Enabled. To prevent |
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| 6. | Press F10 to save and exit the BIOS Setup utility. |
| Windows 2000 | |
| Power Options Properties includes settings for automatic | |
| inactivity. | |
| 1. | From the Control Panel, open Power Options. |
| 2. | Follow the instructions on the Power Schemes tab. We recommend that you avoid |
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| setting the Hibernate |
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