HP V300 manual Setting Power Preferences Windows 95 and Windows NT

Setting Power Preferences

in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0

Refer to the following table for procedures on setting power preferences.

Preference	Procedure from Control Panel
Select a preset level of power	Select Power (or Compaq Power)Æ
use that applies whenever the	Battery Conservation Settings tab,
computer is running on a	then select a conservation level:
battery pack.	■ High provides maximum battery
NOTE: A battery conservation	conservation.
level can also be displayed and	■ Medium balances battery
selected with the Fn+F7 hotkeys.
	conservation and system
	performance.
	■ None (drain) provides maximum
	power.
Create a level of power use that	Select Power (or Compaq Power)Æ
applies settings for the following	Battery Conservation Settings tab.
whenever the computer is	Select Custom, then enter your
running on a battery pack	preferences.
■ Suspend timeout	NOTE: Although a battery conservation
■ System idle timeout	level can be displayed and selected
	with the Fn+F7 hotkeys, Custom level
■ Processor speed
	preferences must be entered on the
■ Screen brightness	Battery Conservation Settings tab.
Enable/disable low-battery	Select Power (or Compaq Power)Æ
warning beeps.	Battery Conservation Settings tab,
	then select the On or Off radio button.
Set Hibernation timeout.	Select Power (or Compaq Power)Æ
	Hibernation tab, then select a timeout
	from the Timeout drop-down list.
	NOTE: This setting does not affect
	system-initiated Hibernation during a
	critical low-battery condition.
Exit Suspend after a user-		Continued
	Select Power (or Compaq Power)Æ
selected timeout.	Resume Timer tab. Select the
	Enabled check box, then select a
	date from the Date drop-down list

and a time from the Time drop- wn list.

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