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Customizing Your VAIO Computer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Scheme

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Management Off

Turns off all power management features such as Standby and Hibernate modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

VAIO Optimized

The default power management state for either power source.

 

 

 

 

 

 

VAIO Maximum Battery

Provides power saving features to provide maximum battery life and good performance when battery power is in

 

 

 

use. It reduces the brightness of the display and puts the system into Standby mode after a specified time period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

VAIO Ultimate Battery

Extends the VAIO Maximum Battery by completely disabling the optical disc drive.

 

 

 

 

 

If you have a mobile computer, a CPU control icon may appear on the taskbar. The CPU control icon indicates the CPU control status (Performance, Adaptive, Battery Life, Degrade). To display the icon, click the Advanced button on the VAIO Power Management tab. Select the Show CPU status icon in the taskbar box and then click OK.

For more details on the CPU control icon, see the online help file (Other Information - Icons on the Notification Area).