IBM ThinkPad 570E, User Manual

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Customizing power management
This section describes how to customize power management so that
you are using the power management mode appropriate to your
operation.
Setting the suspend timer
To set the suspend timer, do the following:
For Windows 98:
1
Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.
2
Click the Power Management ( ) button.
The “Power Management Properties” window appears.
3
Click the Power Schemes tab.
The “Power Schemes” window appears.
4
Set the length of time for the suspend timer at System
standby timers under Settings for Portable/Laptop power
scheme.
Note:
You can also set the LCD off timers and Hard disk off
timers.
5
Click OK.
For Windows 95:
1
Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.
2
Click the Power Management ( ) button.
The “Power Properties” window appears.
3
Click the Power Mode tab.
The “Power Mode” window appears.
4
Select Customized.
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