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Controlling Power Management
TheP owerPanel™ utility allows you to control the power management of your
notebook and provides key information about system activity and battery life.
Thefollowing sections briefly describe how to conserve your notebook’s battery
power.You can also refer to PowerPanel Help for more detailed information. To
activate a profile or command, see “Displaying Battery Information” for more
information.

To view the Power Management status icons

ThePower Management status icons are displayed in the task tray at the lower
rightside of your screen. Move the pointer over the icons to see the tool tip that
displays information about the active profile. The CPU status icon indicates the
performancelevel of the CPU.
To activate the Power Management Toolbar
1Right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
2SelectToolbars from the pop-up menu, and then click Power Management.
ThePower Management toolbar appears on the taskbar.
Thecurrent profile icon is highlighted on the Power Management toolbar. It is
the first icon farthestto the left,and its appearance changes depending on which
powermanagement profile is currently selected. To change the power
management profile, click the current profile icon, and then select a profile from
thepop-up list. See “Power Management profiles” for a description of available
options.To select another power management profile, click that icon in the
Power Managementtoolbar.
Youcan change the power management settings, such as the systemtimer and the
brightnessof the screen.
✍When you use the battery pack to power your notebook, your system selects the
Maximum Battery Life power management profile by default. If you select a different
power management profile while using battery power, that profile is selected
automatically the next time you use the battery pack to power your notebook.
Refer to PowerPanel Help for information on customizing the Power Management
toolbars.