Power
Hardware and Software Guide
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Different states may be used, depending on whether the tablet
PC is running on external or battery power. After a power scheme
has been set, no other intervention is required to control the
performance of your tablet PC processor. The following table
describes the processor performance on external and battery
power for the available power schemes.
Power Scheme
Processor
Performance While
on External Power
Processor
Performance While
on Battery Power
Home/Office Desk
Always runs at the
highest performance
state.
Performance state is
determined based on
CPU demand.
Portable/Laptop
Performance state is
determined based on
CPU demand.
Performance state is
determined based on
CPU demand.
Presentation
Performance state is
determined based on
CPU demand.
Runs at the lowest
possible performance
state.
Always On
Always runs at the
highest performance
state.
Always runs at the
highest performance
state.
Minimal Power
Management
Performance state is
determined based on
CPU demand.
Performance state is
determined based on
CPU demand.
Max Battery
Performance state is
determined based on
CPU demand.
Runs at the lowest
possible performance
state.