HP V300 manual Setting Power Preferences in Windows

Setting Power Preferences in Windows 98

To access most power preference settings—Select Start Æ SettingsÆControl PanelÆPower Management. For information about setting all Power Management preferences except the following, refer to your Windows 98 documentation.

To enable or disable Hibernation—Select the Hibernation tab,

then select the On or Off button.

To set a screen brightness level that applies when the computer is running on a battery pack—Select the Battery Conservation Settings tab, then select a percent from the Brightness drop-down list.

If you are accustomed to running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 on a Compaq portable computer—You will find most of the power preference options you formerly accessed in Power Properties window in the Windows 98 Power Management Properties window. However, in Windows 98

■Processor speed is managed by the operating system.

■The easiest way to turn off power to a PC Card is to remove the PC Card.

■The Fn+F7 hotkeys open the Power Schemes window.

■The preferences you formerly set on the Resume Timer tab can be set at StartÆProgramsÆAccessoriesÆSystem ToolsÆScheduled Tasks.

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