Controlling Power Management

When you use the battery pack to power your computer, your system selects the Maximum Battery Life power management profile by default. If you select a different power management profile while using battery power, the new profile is selected automatically the next time you use the battery pack to power your computer.

Refer to PowerPanel help for information on customizing the Power Management toolbar.

To customize Power Management settings

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

1Right-click the Battery icon on the Window taskbar.

2Select Edit/Create Profiles from the menu.

3In the left panel, click a profile in which you want to change the settings.

4In the right panel, double-click an item in which you want to change the settings.

5Select an option from the drop-down list.

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:

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Sony R505 manual Power Management profiles, To customize Power Management settings