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Activating power management profiles

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PowerPanel provides several predefined power management profiles. Each profile consists of a group of

 

 

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power management settings that are designed to meet specific power management goals, ranging from

 

maximum power management to no power management.

 

 

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Running on AC

 

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AC Power – The power management state when AC power is in use. PowerPanel automatically loads the AC

 

 

 

 

profile unless you disable this feature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Management Off (Plugged in) – Turns off all power management features such as Standby and

 

 

 

 

Hibernate modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Running on batteries

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Maximum Battery Life – Provides power saving features to give you maximum battery life and good performance. It reduces the brightness of the display and puts the system into Standby mode after a specified time period.

Ultimate Battery Life - extends the Maximum Battery Life by disabling some devices.

!When you select this profile, it completely shuts off the power of the optical drive to save some extra power for longer battery life. The system can neither read or write from or to the optical drive, moreover the drive does not start spinning at all. If you want to use the optical drive, return to Maximum Battery Life.

Maximum Performance – Provides the best system performance while still conserving power.