Operation Manual

Working with the note book
Using the power-management features
PowerPowerBattery
The no tebook uses less power when the available pow er-m anagement features are used. You
will then be able to work longer when using the battery before having to recharge it.
Power efficiency is increased and environmental pollution reduced. By
choosing the best power options, you can make significant savings and
at the same time help pro tect the environment.
When you close the lid, the notebook automatically enters a power saving mode.
In Windows, Hibernate is activated by default.
We currently recommend the following settings:
These settings a re based on p ractical ex perience and may therefore differ from the
default settings of the preinstalled software and from Windows.
Function On external power On b attery power
Turn off m onitor After 10 minutes After 5 minutes
Turn off hard disk(s) After 15 minutes After 10 minutes
Energy saving (S3) After 20 minutes After 15 minutes
Hibernate m ode (S4) After 1 hour After 3 0 minutes
► Activate the pow er-managemen t featu res w ith Start – (Settings) – Control Panel – Mobile PC –
Power Options .
► Activate the screen saver by clicking Start – (Settings) – Control Panel – Appearance and
Personalization – Personalization – Cha ng e screen saver.
or
► Right-click on the desktop. Switch on the s creen saver by clicking Personalization –
Change screen saver.
If you ne ed furthe r information about an option, you c an get help with most
settings by pressing
F1
to open the M icrosoft Help.
If your noteboo k is in a power saving mode, be sure to remember the followin g:
During power saving mode, open files are held in the main memory, in
the cache or in a swap file on the hard disk.
Never turn off your note book while it is in a power saving mode. If the built-in ba ttery is
nearly flat, close the open files and do not go into power saving mode.
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