User Manual Chapter 3

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set the power saving function of your system to a preset level that allows
maximum power saving. If you take your notebook on the road, it is
recommended you use this aggressive level of power saving to ensure the
longest possible battery life.
Customize
When you select this item, a dialog box will pop up allowing you to manually
customize some power down timeouts.
Vide o Timeout
Since the screen of your notebook consumes a lot of power, this field allows
you to set a separate timeout value for the screen. You can set this field to
either Always On, or a timeout between 30 seconds and 10 minutes. The
screen will blank if the system has been idle for the selected period of time.
Screen activity will be restored immediately when system activity is detected.
Disk Timeout
Since the hard disk of your notebook consumes a lot of power, this field
allows you to set a separate timeout value for the hard disk. You can set this
field to either Always On, or a timeout between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. The
hard disk will be powered down if there has not been any disk access for the
selected period of time. Hard disk power will be restored immediately when
the disk is accessed again.
Global Timeout
This field allows you to set a timeout value for whole system to shut down
power consumption. You can set this field to either Always On, or a timeout
between 1 and 16 minutes. System power will be restored when system
activity is detected.
Monitor Video Activity
You can either enable or disable this option. If enabled, the system will
monitor if there is any activity on the video screen and allow this to interrupt
the video timeout countdown.
Suspend Controls
When you select this item, a dialog box will pop up allowing you to manually
customize some suspend timeouts.
Power Button Function
This field is used to set the activity linked to pressing the power button. If the
field is set to Suspend/Resume, pressing the power button will suspend/resume