Taking Your Computer on the Road
Conserving Power
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
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The Easy Way—Choosing a Power Usage Mode
There are two preset power usage modes:
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Full power provides maximum system performance, while
using the most power.
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Low power preserves battery charge by reducing overall sys-
tem performance.
The following table shows the option settings for both power
usage modes. The names of these options differ in the MaxTime
Control Panel and TSETUP. The TSETUP option names are
shown in parentheses.
There is also a Custom Settings option that lets you set the power-
saving options individually.
You may set the power usage mode with a hotkey, in MaxTime (if
you're working in Windows 95) or in TSETUP (if you're working
in MS-DOS). This chapter covers setting the power save mode
with a hotkey and in MaxTime. Using TSETUP to set the power
usage mode is discussed in “TSETUP” on page 403.
Options
Full Power
Low Power
Hard Disk Auto Off
(HDD Auto Off)
30 Min
3 Min.
Display Auto Off
30 Min
3 Min.
System Auto Off
Disabled
Disabled
Processing Speed
High
Low
Sleep Mode
(CPU Sleep Mode)
Disabled
Enabled
Display Brightness
(LCD Brightness)
Bright
Semi-Bright
Cooling Mode
(Cooling Method)
Performance
Quiet