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5-16 Managing Power
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 Continued
Preference Procedure from Control Panel
Enable/disable low-battery
warning beeps.
Select Compaq PowerÅBattery
Conservation Settings tab, then select the
On or Off radio button.
Exit Suspend after a user-
selected timeout.
Select Compaq PowerÅResume Timer
tab. Select the Enabled checkbox, then
select a date and time from the
corresponding drop-down lists.
Set Hibernation timeout. Select Compaq PowerÅHibernation tab,
then select a timeout from the Timeout
drop-down list.
NOTE: This setting does not affect
system-initiated Hibernation during a
critical low-battery condition.
Set the computer to initiate
Hibernation rather than
Suspend.
Select Compaq PowerÅHibernation tab,
then select Standby in the Timeout
drop-down list.
Change location of the
hibernation file.
Select Compaq PowerÅHibernation tab,
then select the new location from the
Drive for Hibernation File drop-down list.
Enable/Disable Hibernation. Select Compaq 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.
Turning Auto Insert Notification On or Off
Auto insert notification runs a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM on
insertion, but drains power and, if the computer is running
Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, prevents both system-initiated
Suspend (Standby) and system-initiated Hibernation. To turn off
auto insert notification:
■ In Windows 95 or Windows 98 select StartÅSettingsÅ
Control PanelÅSystemÅDevice ManagerÅCD-ROMÅ
Properties. Clear the CD-ROM Auto Insert Notification
checkbox.
■ In Windows NT 4.0 select StartÅSettingsÅControl
PanelÅCompaq PowerÅBattery Conservation Settings tab.
Clear the CD-ROM Auto Insert Notification checkbox.
To turn on auto insert notification, select the CD-ROM Auto
Insert Notification checkbox.