Samsung NP35PRC000/SEG Managing Power, Specifying Power Save Time, Monitor Off, Hard Disk Off

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 com- ponents 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	By default, the power scheme is configured to SAMSUNG mode. SAMSUNG mode
	extends the battery life and optimizes the Intel Speedstep function. Since the CPU
	power consumption is automatically optimized to conserve power when the computer
	is operating on battery power, an application may be executed slower than when it
	is operating on AC power.To use SAMSUNG mode after reinstalling Windows,
	install the PowerCFG program using the system software CD.

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
	Hibernation Mode
If the computer is not used for the specified
period of time, the monitor and hard disk	Saves the current working status onto the
drives are turned off to reduce power	hard disk and turns the computer off.
consumption.	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 schedule your system for shutdown, hibernation or standby modes by
	clicking System > Computer Scheduling of the EasyBox program (P. 3-11).

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