Controlling Power Management
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Controlling Power Management
The PowerPanel utility allows you to control the power management of your notebook and provides key information about system activity. The following sections briefly describe how to conserve your computer’s battery power. You can also refer to the PowerPanel Help for more detailed information. To activate a profile or command, see “Displaying Battery Information” on page 7.
Viewing the PowerPanel icon
The PowerPanel icon (displayed in the task tray) indicates the level of performance of the CPU. The tooltip will display information about the active profile.
To activate PowerPanel
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2Select Toolbars from the
The current profile icon appears on the PowerPanel toolbar. It is the 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, and then select a profile from the list. See “Power Management Profiles” on page 4 for a description of available options. To select another power profile command, click that option in the PowerPanel toolbar.
✍Refer to PowerPanel Help for information on customizing the PowerPanel toolbars.
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, that profile is selected automatically the next time you use the battery pack to power your computer.
