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Windows Vista
®
Operating System Power Options Properties
In Windows Vista
®
operating system, most ACPI power management settings are controlled
through Windows
®
Power Options, not through the BIOS Setup utility, unless otherwise noted.
To access Windows
®
Power Options, go to
Start
button
,
Control Panel
, select
Performance and Maintenance
, double click
Power Options
.
The Power Options Properties are broken down as follows:
Power Plan
Use the
Power Schemes
tab options to define the appropriate power scheme for your
notebook, and to set timeouts for standby, monitor, and hard disk.
Parameter
Options
Description
Power Plan
VERSA
Balanced
Power Saver High Performance
Defines the most appropriate power
scheme for your notebook.
Turn off monitor
(plugged in)
½/3/5/
10
/15/25/30/45
minutes
½/3/4/5 hours
Never
Selects the time delay before your
LCD panel turns off.
Turn off monitor
(running on batteries)
½/3/10/15/20/25/30/45
minutes
½/3/4/5 hours
Never
Selects the time delay before your
LCD panel turns off.
Turn off hard disks
(plugged in)
3/5/10/15/20/25/30
/
45
minutes
½/3/4/5 hours
Never
Selects the time delay before your
hard disk(s) power down.
Turn off hard disks
(running on batteries)
3
/5/10/15/20/25/30/45
minutes
½/3/4/5 hours
Never
Selects the time delay before your
hard disk(s) power down.
System Sleep (plugged
in)
½/3/5/10/15/
20
/25/30/45
minutes
2/3/4/5 hours
Never
Selects the system sleep timeout
period for your notebook when
running under AC power.
System Sleep (running
on batteries)
½/3/5/10//20/25/30/45
minutes
½/3/4/5 hours
Never
Selects the system sleep timeout
period for your notebook when
running under DC power.
System Hibernates
(plugged in)
Never
Selects the system hibernation
timeout period for your notebook
when running under AC power.
System Hibernates
(running on batteries)
Never
Selects the system hibernation
timeout period for your notebook
when running under DC power.
Default settings are shown in red.
