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VAIO Notebook Computer User Guide
Controlling Power Management
The PowerPanel utility allows you to control the power management of your notebook computer and provides key information about system activity and battery life. The following sections briefly describe how to conserve your computer’s battery power. You can also refer to the PowerPanel Help for more detailed information. To activate a profile or command, see “To activate the PowerPanel Profiles toolbar” on page 68.
Power Management Profiles
PowerPanel provides four predefined power management profiles. Each profile consists of a group of specific power management settings that are designed to meet specific power management
Icon Description
Maximum Performance – Provides the best system performance while still conserving power.
Maximum Battery Life – Provides power saving features to give you maximum battery life and good performance. It slows the computer and puts it into System Suspend mode after a specified time period.
Power Management Off – Turns off all power management features such as System Suspend and System Hibernation modes.
AC Profile – The power management state when AC power is in use. Similar to the Power Management Off setting. PowerPanel automatically loads the AC profile unless you disable this feature.
Games – Disables the display and the Hard Disk Spindle Down timer.
Presentation – Keeps the display on at all times while it conserves power. This option is ideal for slide show presentations. You can establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Sleep, and System Suspend to optimize power management for your system.
