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Power Management
Power management saves electricity and extends battery life by controlling power
supply to built-in devices. You can set the following power management properties
in Windows 98.
•
Stopping power supply to the hard disk
•
Stopping power supply to the display
•
Using System standby
Note that the power management may not seem to function in the following
conditions:
•
When you are using an application program that accesses the hard disk
periodically
•
When the IR monitor is available (refer to Chapter 5)
•
When Windows CD Auto Play is functioning
Stopping Power Supply to the Hard Disk
1.
In the
Power Management Properties
dialog box, select
Power Schemes
tab.
2.
Set
Turn off hard disks
to an appropriate value, and click
OK
.
Stopping Power Supply to the Display
This procedure is also effective for an attached external monitor complying
with power management.
1.
In the
Power Management Properties
dialog box, select
Power Schemes
tab.
2.
Set
Turn off monitor
to an appropriate value, and click
OK
.
Using System Standby
System standby
is really useful if you want to restart your computer within much
shorter time than when you turn on the computer again after shutting it down. When
your computer enters
System standby
, the system restores the exact state and you can
