HP e500s manual Setting Power Preferences in Windows 2000 Professional

Setting Power Preferences in Windows 2000 Professional

You can increase, decrease, and allocate computer power by setting power preferences.

Battery Conservation Level—To select a preset or set a custom battery conservation level, use one of the following methods:

■Press the Fn+F8 hotkeys. Click the Battery Conservation Settings tab. Select a conservation level from the drop-down list box.

■Click Start⊕Settings⊕Control Panel⊕

Power Options icon⊕Battery Conservation Settings tab. Select a conservation level from the drop-down list box.

■Right click the power meter icon in the system tray, click Adjust Power Properties⊕Battery Conservation Settings tab.

Select a conservation level from the drop-down list box.

Screen Brightness and Processor Speed—To set the screen brightness level or processor speed when the computer is running on battery power, use one of the following methods:

■Press the Fn+F8 hotkeys. Click the Battery Conservation Settings tab. Select Custom from the Conservation Level drop- down list box. Select a percent from the Brightness or Processor Speed drop-down list box.

■Click Start⊕Settings⊕Control Panel⊕Power Options

icon⊕Battery Conservation Settings tab. Select Custom from the Conservation Level drop-down list box. Select a percent from the Brightness or Processor drop-down list box.

■Right click the power meter icon in the system tray, click Adjust Power Properties⊕Battery Conservation Settings tab.

Select Custom from the Conservation Level drop-down list box. Select a percent form the Brightness or Processor Speed drop-down list box.

PC Card Modem—To turn off power to an optional PC Card modem, remove the PC Card from the computer.

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