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CHAPTER 3: USING YOUR LAPTOP
Customizing Your Power Settings
Click 1. Start → Control Panel.
Click
2. All Control Panel Items.
Double‑click the 3. Power Options icon.
Select a power plan from the options shown. To customize specic settings,
4.
click Change plan settings next to the selected power plan.
Reducing Power Consumption
Although your laptop (together with the operating system) is capable of
power conservation, there are measures you can take to reduce the power
consumption:
Lower the intensity of the display backlight. A very bright screen translates
•
to higher power usage.
Use the
• Go Dark option in the Alienware Command Center.
You can also create application proles for any application on your computer.
is may be required for newly released games or applications that do not have a
default application prole.
Changing the Application Profile Settings
Right‑click on the desktop and select 1. NVIDIA Control Panel.
In the 2. NVIDIA Control Panel window, click 3D Settings to expand the
selection (if not already expanded) and then click Manage 3D Settings.
In the 3. Program Settings tab, click Add and browse to select the
application’s executable le (.exe). Once added, you can change the
settings for that application.
To change the settings for a specic application, locate the application in the
Select a program to customize: list and make the desired changes.
NOTE: For more information on the NVIDIA control panel options and
settings, click Help.
Free Fall Sensor
Free fall sensor protects your computer hard drive from possible damage, by
detecting a free fall state caused by accidentally dropping the computer. When a
free fall state is detected, the hard drive is placed in a safe state to protect against
damage to the read/write head and possible data loss. Your hard drive returns to
normal operation, when the free fall state is no longer detected.