Operation Manual

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Medium Power Saving
You can either enable or disable this option, which will be grayed out if
the
Enable Power Saving
option above is not enabled. Enabling this
option will set the power saving function of your system to a preset
level that strikes a balance between performance and power saving
management.
High Power Saving
You can either enable or disable this option, which will be grayed out if
the
Enable Power Saving
option above is not enabled. Enabling this
option will 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.
Video 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 30 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 the entire system
to reduce power consumption. You can set this field to either