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Managing Power 5-15
COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Writer: Karen Williams Saved by: Karen Williams Saved date: 05/18/99 2:02 PM
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Setting Power Preferences in Windows NT 4.0
Setting Power Preferences in Windows NT 4.0
Preference Procedure from Control Panel
Select a preset battery
conservation level that
applies whenever the
computer is running on
battery power.
NOTE: A battery conservation
level can also be displayed
and selected with the Fn+F7
hotkeys.
Select Compaq PowerÅBattery
Conservation Settings tab, then select a
conservation level:
■ High—Provides maximum battery
conservation.
■ Medium—Balances battery
conservation and system
performance.
■ None (drain)—Provides maximum
power.
Create a custom battery
conservation level that
applies settings for the
following whenever the
computer is running on
battery power.
■ Suspend timeout
■ System idle timeout
■ Processor speed
■ Screen brightness
Select PowerÅBattery Conservation
Settings tab. Select Custom, then enter
your preferences.
NOTE: A custom battery conservation level
can be selected, but not created, by using
the Fn+F7 hotkeys.
Create a power
conservation level that
applies settings for the
following whenever the
computer is running on
external AC or DC power.
■ Screen save timeout
■ Hard drive timeout
■ Energy-saving monitor
timeout
1. Select Compaq PowerÅAC Energy
Saver tab.
2. Select the AC Energy Saver On radio
button.
3. To set a screen save timeout, select
a timeout in the Screen Save
drop-down list.
4. To set a hard drive timeout, select a
timeout in the Hard Disk Idle
drop-down list.
5. To enable an external monitor to
enter a low-power mode following a
screen save timeout, select the
Energy Save Monitor checkbox.
NOTE: You will not be logged off a network
when the monitor enters low-power
mode.
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