Power Schemes
You can set your computer to conserve power through individual components by means of Power Schemes. You can
also adjust the settings for each scheme to set the monitor to turn off after a specified time, and the computer's hard
disk motor to turn off if the hard disk drive has not been accessed for a specified period of time (if the system reads
or writes data, the hard disk motor will be turned back on). The schemes may also be set to set a specified time for
the system to enter Standby or Hibernate mode.
Windows Power Schemes
Each Windows Power Scheme will also adjust the processor performance of
your machine in order to save power. This is worth bearing in mind if you are ex-
periencing any reduced performance (especially under DC/battery power).
Choose the Home/Office Desk scheme for maximum performance when the
computer is powered from an AC/DC power source. Choose the Max Battery
scheme (bear in mind that this scheme may slow down the overall performance
of the computer in order to save power) for maximum power saving when the
computer is battery (DC power) powered.
Windows will use Portable/Laptop as the default scheme.
Figure 16 - Power Options
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