To select a profile
1.
Right-click the
CPU
icon
on the
Taskbar Notification
area. See
To view the PowerPanel window
for Battery
icon descriptions.
2.
Select
Profiles
, and click the profile on the shortcut menu. The profile settings are implemented instantly. See
Using PowerPanel utility
for descriptions of available profiles.
When you use the battery to power your computer, your system automatically selects the Maximum Battery Life
power management profile by default. If you select a different power management profile while using battery
power, that profile is selected automatically the next time you use the battery to power your computer.
See PowerPanel Help for information on customizing the power management profiles.
To customize your profile settings
You can customize your profile settings to sustain enough power for a particular computing function.
1.
Right-click the
CPU
icon
on the
Taskbar Notification
area. See
To view the PowerPanel window
for Battery
icon descriptions.
2.
Select
Edit/Create Profiles
from the shortcut menu.
3.
In the left panel, click the profile you want to change.
4.
In the right panel, right-click the setting under
System
,
LCD(Video)
,
Hard Disk
, or
Other Devices
that you want
to change. See the following table for a description of each power management setting.
5.
Make your changes from the drop-down menu.
6.
Click
File
, and click
Save
.
Power management setting Description
CPU Control
1
Controls the processor speed. You can select either
Battery Life
, or
More Battery Life
. These selections are
listed in order from the greatest to least amount of power consumed.
System Standby Timer
Controls the time it takes the system to activate the Standby mode when it is idle. The longer
you allow the computer to sit idle while it is not in a power saving mode the more power the computer consumes.
Hibernate Timer
Controls the time it takes the system to activate the Hibernate mode when it is idle. The longer you
allow the computer to sit idle while it is not in a power saving mode the more power the computer consumes. Hibernate
mode conserves more power than Standby mode.
Thermal Control Strategy
1
(On selected models) Controls the speed of the processor fan. You can set the fan speed,
which ranges from
Level 1 (Quiet)
, which conserves the most power, or
Level 5 (Performance)
.
Lid Close Action
Controls the state of your system when you close the computer's lid. You can select either
Standby
or
Hibernate
mode, or you can select
Do nothing
. Hibernate conserves the most power.
Hibernate on Low Battery
Controls the state of your system when the battery power is low. You can turn this setting
On
or
Off
. Selecting On conserves the most power when the battery is low.
LCD Brightness
Controls the brightness of the computer screen (LCD). You can select a brightness level of one to
nine, with one being the darkest setting. The darker you set the computer screen the more power you conserve.
LCD Standby Timer
Controls the time it takes the system to turn off power to the computer screen (LCD) when the
system is idle. The system itself still functions on full power.
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