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Mobile Computing
Monitoring battery power
The Windows® Power Options window appears.
(Sample Image) Windows® Power Options window
3Select an appropriate plan for your work environment or create
your own custom plan.
4Click Create a power plan in the left pane to set up a new
plan.
To edit a plan or to edit advanced settings, continue to the following
steps.
5Click Change plan settings to choose the plan you want to
edit.
This screen allows you to change basic settings.
6Click Change advanced power settings to access settings for
battery notification levels, internal storage drive power save
time, etc.
You can click the plus signs to expand each item and to see
what settings are available for each item.
7Click OK to save the plan changes you have performed.
Depending on your model, the two power plans eco and Balanced
are satisfactory for most people and do not need to be edited. The
eco plan is the best used for maximum battery time. The Balanced
plan is a compromise between battery time and performance.
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