User's Manual

User Guide for Chrome 400/500 Series Graphics
SG195-B.1 1/5/2009
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System Status
This area shows the current graphics power
management status.
Power Source
The power source may be reported as:
AC power
Battery, or
Unknown.
If the power source is not Battery, then the Battery and
hours remaining options are blank and disabled.
Battery remaining
If the power source is Battery, then the battery life
remaining (as a percentage) is shown.
Hours remaining
If the power source is Battery, then the time remaining
for the available battery power is shown. The time will be
shown in hours. If the operating system reports both
minutes and hours, then minutes will also be displayed.
Current Power
Plan
This shows the currently selected Power Plan.
See below for detail description of the available power
plans.
Let me change…
Click the checkbox Let me change other power plans
(Advanced) to disable the Automatic (default) power
setting and enable Manual power setting.
If power management options are not configurable on
this system, this option will be dimmed and not available.
Uncheck this option to use the default Automatic settings
optimized for your system. When this option is
unchecked or when it is dimmed and not available, the
slider is not available for adjustment. S3 Graphics
software will automatically:
provide maximum speed when the graphics engines
are active,
or
conserve power when engines are idle.
If your system supports automatic power management,
and you have not previously manually specified a
preferred S3 ScreenToys Power management power
savings setting, automatic power management will be
enabled by default.