7 The Power System (Vista)
User’s Manual
7-3
7.1.3 Power Options Properties
To access the Windows Power Options window:
Go to
Start > Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Power
Options
.
7.1.3.1 Select a Power Plan
Windows Vista provides three preset power plans: Balanced, Power
saver, and High performance. Each plan has different time-out settings for
turning off the display and entering sleep mode. You do not need to make
any further adjustments to set the performance level.
To change the setting for the plan, click the following three items on the left
pane of the Power Options window.
•
Choose when to turn off the display
•
Change when the computer sleeps
•
Adjust the display brightness
After selecting a plan, you can see the percentage of battery charge
remaining and the active power plan by moving the mouse pointer over
the battery meter icon on the taskbar.
For more information on changing the advanced power settings, see the
Windows Help and Support
.
To maximize battery power, use the Power saver plan.
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