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5-14 Managing Power

COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED

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Setting Power Preferences in Windows 95

Continued

Preference Procedure from Control Panel

Turn off power to an optional

PC Card modem.

Select PowerÅPC-Card Modems tab,

then select the checkbox for Turn Off

PC-Card Modems When Not in Use.

Change location of Hibernation

file.

Select PowerÅHibernation tab, then

select the new location from the Drive

for Hibernation File drop-down list.

Enable/Disable Hibernation. Select PowerÅHibernation tab, then

select the On or Off radio button.

CAUTION: If the computer reaches a

critical low-battery condition while

Hibernation is turned off, unsaved

work will be lost.

Setting Power Preferences in Windows 98

To access most power preference settings—Select StartÅ

SettingsÅControl PanelÅPower Management. For information

about setting all Power Management preferences except the

following, refer to your Windows 98 documentation.

CAUTION: If the computer reaches a critical low-battery condition

while Hibernation is turned off, unsaved work will be lost.

■ To enable or disable Hibernation—Select the Hibernation

tab, then select the On or Off radio button.

■ To set a screen brightness level that applies when the

computer is running on a battery pack—Select the Battery

Conservation Settings tab, then select a percent from the

Brightness drop-down list.

If you are accustomed to running Windows 95 or

Windows NT 4.0 on a Compaq portable computer—You will

find most of the power preference options you formerly accessed

in Power Properties in the Windows 98 Power Management

Properties window. However, in Windows 98

■ Processor speed is managed by the operating system.

■ The easiest way to turn off power to a PC Card is to remove

the PC Card.

■ The Fn+F7 hotkeys open the Power Schemes window.

■ The preferences you formerly set on the Resume Timer tab

can be set at StartÅProgramsÅAccessoriesÅSystem

ToolsÅScheduled Tasks.