VAIO® Computer User Guide

Controlling Power Management

The PowerPanel™ utility allows you to control the power settings of your 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 PowerPanel help for more detailed information. To activate a profile or command, see “Displaying Battery Information” for more information.

Viewing the Power Management status icons

The Power Management status icons are displayed in the taskbar at the lower right side 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 performance level of the CPU. Double-clicking the CPU status icon also displays the PowerPanel battery information.

To activate your Power Management toolbar

1Right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

2Select Toolbars from the pop-up menu, and then click Power Management. The Power Management toolbar appears on the taskbar.

To change the Power Management profile

1Right-click the battery icon on the taskbar, and then select Profiles.

2Choose a new profile from the pop-up list. See “Power Management profiles” for a description of available options.

If you don’t see any new icons on the taskbar, double-click “Power Management” on the taskbar, and the toolbar appears.

The current profile icon is the first icon farthest to the left, and its appearance changes depending on which power management profile is currently selected.

To change the power management profile, click the current profile icon, then select a new profile from the pop-up list. See “Power Management profiles” for a description of available options. To select another power management profile, click that icon in the Power Management toolbar.

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Sony R505 Controlling Power Management, Viewing the Power Management status icons, To change the Power Management profile