114 Mobile Computing
Monitoring main battery power
5Click Change Advanced Settings to access settings for
battery notification levels, hard drive power save time, etc.
You can click on the plus signs to expand each item and to see
what settings are available for each item.
6Click Save Changes to save the plan changes you have
performed.
By default the three power plans Balanced, Power Saver, and High
Performance are satisfactory for most people and do not need to be
edited. The Power Saver plan is the best used for maximum battery
time. The High Performance plan will give you the shortest battery
time, but the highest performance from your computer. The
Balanced plan is a compromise between battery time and
performance.
Using a hot key to set the Power Plan
You may use a hot key to set the Power Plan.
To set the Power Plan:
1Press Fn and F2 simultaneously to display the Power Plan hot
key card.
(Sample Image) Power Plan hot key card
2While continuing to press Fn, press F2 until you select the
desired Power Plan.
The Power Plan options are: Balanced, Power Saver, and High
Performance.
3Release the Fn key.
The hot key card disappears. You are now in the selected mode.