Samsung M55 manual Managing Power, Specifying Power Save Time

Managing Power

Use Power Options to save power consumption. You can switch Standby Mode while you are not using your computer or configure the system components to shut it down on a specified time.

Specifying Power Save Time

You can specify Turn Off Monitor, Turn Off Hard Disk, System Standby Mode, and Maximum Power Save Mode.

Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > Power Schemes tab. Then specify time in each item and click OK.

Note	The Power Setting is set to BatteryMgr-Normal Mode. BatteryMgr-Normal Mode
	extends the battery use time when using battery power, and optimizes the Intel
	Speedstep feature. Since it automically optimizes the processing speed of the
	system to minimize power consumption, you may experience slower operations
	when using battery power than when using AC power. To use BatteryMgr-Normal
	mode in the Windows system, please install the Battery Manager program by
	using the System Software Media.

Monitor Off
The LCD display goes into Power-Saving
mode after the specified period of time.
Hard Disk Off
The Hard Disk goes into Power-Saving
mode after the specified period of time.
Standby Mode
If the computer is not used for the specified
period of time, the monitor and hard disk
		Hibernation Mode
drives are turned off to reduce power
		Saves the current working status onto the
consumption.
		hard disk and turns the computer off.
		Pressing the Power button restores the
		computer to the previous working status.
Note	Press Power button to use computer again in Standby Mode or Hibernation
	Mode.
	You can also reserve Turning Computer Off, Maximum Power Saving Mode, Hold
	Mode, etc. by selecting System > Computer Scheduling in the EasyBox program.
	(See P. 3-12.)
	If you change the power settings in the Battery Manager program, the settings of
	the 'Power Options Properties' window are automatically changed accordingly
	(see P. 5-6).

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