Gigabyte W270BUQ, User Manual

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Power Management
3 - 10 Configuring the Power Buttons
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Energy Star Power Saving
This system supports Energy Star power management features that place comput-
ers (CPU, hard drive, etc.) into a low-power sleep modes after a designated period
of inactivity. If you want to enable Energy Star power saving then follow these in-
structions:
1. Right-click the notification area icon (see sidebar).
2. Select Power Conservation Modes .
3. Select Energy Star to use the Energy Star power management and override other
power saving settings.

Notification Area
Icon
If the notification area
icon does not appear
then click the notification
area arrow and select
Customize.
Select Show icon and
notifications alongside
the Hotkey icon and
click OK . The icon
will now appear in the
notification area.
Figure 3 - 5
Energy Star Menu
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Conservation Modes
The default Energy Star setting
will result in maximum power sav-
ing, but with the possible loss of
some performance.
Setting the mode to
Balance will
give power saving matched with
performance.
Performance will give optimum
computer performance but with
less power conservation.