Hardware, Utilities and Options

The Display Power Saving Technology feature can be enabled in the Intel® Graphics and Media Control Panel.

To access this control panel in one of the following ways:

■Click Start  Control Panel. Select Large icons or Small icons in View by, and then click Intel(R) Graphics and Media.

■Right-click on the desktop and click Graphics Properties....

In this control panel,

1.Select Basic Mode and click OK.

2.Click Power.

3.Select On battery from the drop-down menu in Power Source and then select the Display Power Saving Technology check box.

If you want to improve the picture quality under the conditions mentioned above, adjust the setting towards Maximum Quality or disable this feature.

Vari-Bright™

Your model may include the AMD® Vari-Bright™feature that can save the computer's power consumption by optimizing picture contrast on the internal LCD. This feature can be used if the computer is:

■running under battery mode

■using the internal LCD display only

The Vari-Bright™feature can be enabled in the Catalyst Control Center. To access this center, go to

Start  All Programs  Catalyst Control Center  CCC

In this control center,

1.Select PowerPlay™ under Power.

2.Select the Enable PowerPlay™ check box, and then select the Enable Vari-Bright™check box.

If you want to improve the picture quality under the conditions mentioned above, adjust the setting towards Maximize Quality or disable this feature.

Legal Footnote (LCD)

For more information regarding the LCD, please refer to Appendix F, Legal Footnotes.

Graphics controller The graphics controller maximizes display performance. Refer to Appendix B, Display Controller and Video mode for more information.

Legal Footnote (Graphics Processor Unit ("GPU"))

For more information regarding the Graphics Processor Unit ("GPU"), please refer to Appendix F, Legal Footnotes.

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