System information

Managing Power
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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Writer: Carey Gregg Saved by: Carey Gregg Saved date: 05/04/00 4:00 PM
Part Number: 170706-002 File name: Ch03
Setting Power Preferences in Windows 98 or Windows
2000 Professional
To access most power settings
—Select Start
Æ
Settings
Æ
Control
Panel
Æ
Power Management (or Power Options for Windows 2000
Professional). For information about setting all Power
Management settings except the following, refer to your
Windows 98 or Windows 2000 Professional documentation.
CAUTION:
If the computer reaches a critical low-battery
condition while Hibernation is turned off, unsaved work will
be lost.
To enable or disable hibernation
—Select the hibernation tab,
then check the box to enable Hibernation or uncheck the box to
disable Hibernation.
To set a screen brightness level that applies when the
computer is running on a battery pack
—Select Power
Management (or Power Options for Windows 2000
Professional)
Æ
Battery Conservation Settings tab, then select a
percent from the Brightness drop-down list.
If you are accustomed to running Windows 95 or
Windows NT 4.0 on a Compaq portable computer
—You will
find most of the power options you formerly accessed in Power
Properties in the Windows 98 Power Management Properties
window or the Windows 2000 Professional Power Options
window. However, in Windows 98 and Windows 2000
Professional
■
Processor speed is managed by the operating system.
■
The easiest way to turn off power to a PC Card is to remove
the PC Card.
■
The
Fn+F7
hotkeys open the Power Schemes window.
■
The preferences you formerly set on the Resume Timer tab
can be set at Start
Æ
Programs
Æ
Accessories
Æ
System
Tools
Æ
Scheduled Tasks.