Specifications

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Power Management
3 Drag to choose the settings you want.
The battery conservation slider reflects the changes you make.
4 Close the PowerBook control panel.
Processor cycling
If the computer is not doing anything for a few seconds, it reduces the power
consumption of its microprocessor. The microprocessor comes back up to
speed instantaneously when you resume work. This feature is called
processor cycling.
Processor cycling conserves battery power. It is highly recommended that you
work with processor cycling on. But if a program performs very slowly, you
can turn off processor cycling temporarily. Follow these steps.
1 Choose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu, and open the PowerBook control
panel. (Or, use the Power Settings module in the Control Strip.)
2 Hold down the Option key while you click the Custom button.
3 Click the “Allow processor cycling” checkbox to remove the X.
4 Close the PowerBook control panel.
To turn processor cycling back on, click the “Allow processor cycling”
checkbox again.
You may notice other effects of processor cycling. For example, if programs
are working in the background, processor cycling may slow them down. You
may also notice that the Alarm Clock is updated irregularly or that the
wristwatch pointer appears more often. These changes do not indicate a
problem with your computer.
IMPORTANT To conserve battery power, turn processor cycling off only when
using programs that it interferes with. Turn processor cycling back on again as
soon as possible.