VAIO® R505 SuperSlim Pro™ Notebook User Guide

Customizing Power Management Settings

You can customize power management settings, such as the system timer and the brightness of the screen. To customize a setting:

1Click the Current Profile icon on the Power Management toolbar.

2Select Edit/Create Profiles from the menu.

3Click a profile whose setting you want to change, from the list in the left panel.

4Double-click an item whose setting you want to change from the list in the right panel.

5Click the desired setting.

6Click the File menu, then click Save.

7Click the File menu, then click Exit.

Power Management Profiles

The PowerPanel utility provides several predefined power management profiles. Each profile consists of a group of power management settings that are designed to meet specific power management goals — ranging from maximum power management to no power management. You can change the settings for any of the predefined profiles (except for the Disable Power Management profile), or you can create your own profile to suit your portable computing needs. The predefined profiles are:

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.

Disable Power Management

Turns off all power management features such as System Suspend and System Hibernation modes.

You can not change the settings of this profile.

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Sony PCG-R505TS Power Management Profiles, Customizing Power Management Settings, Icon Description Maximum Performance

PCG-R505TS, PCG-R505TSK, PCG-R505TEK, PCG-R505TE specifications

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