Power Management 395Power ManagementPower Management TipsNOTE: See "Using a Battery" on page 45 for more information on conserving battery power.• Connect the computer to an electrical outlet when possible because battery life is largelydetermined by the number of times the battery is used and recharged.• Place the computer in standby mode or hibernate mode when you leave the computerunattended for long periods of time.• You can use the Power Management Wizard to select options to optimize your computer’spower usage. These options can also be set to change when you press the power button, closethe display, or press .Power Management WizardNOTE: The Power Management Wizard is not available if you have restricted access rights.Click or double-click the icon to open the Power Management Wizard.The first two screens of the wizard—Welcome and What is Power Management?—describe anddefine various power management options.NOTE: On the What is Power Management? screen, you can select Do not show this page again. Whenyou select this option, the Welcome screen also does not appear again.Use the screens that follow the Welcome and What is Power Management? screens to setvarious power management options, including sleep modes, power schemes, and low battery-charge alarms.Setting Sleep ModesThis screen defines standby and hibernate modes. From the screen you can:• Set the standby-mode password option.• Enable or disable hibernate mode.• Select how the computer will respond when you close the display:– Choose no action.– Enter standby mode.– Enter hibernate mode.book.book Page 39 Wednesday, October 26, 2005 1:00 PM
