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Customizing your computer
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Activating power management profiles
PowerPanel provides several predefined
power management profiles
. Each profile consists of a group of
power management settings that are designed to meet specific power management goals, ranging from
maximum power management to no power management.
Main preset profiles
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Description
Maximum Battery Life –
Provides
power saving features to give you
maximum battery life and good
performance. It reduces the brightness of
the display and puts the system into
Standby
mode after a specified time
period.
Maximum Performance –
Provides the
best system performance while still
conserving power.
AC Power –
The power management
state when AC power is in use.
PowerPanel automatically loads the AC
profile unless you disable this feature.
Power Management Off –
Turns off all
power management features such as
Standby
and
Hibernate
modes.