Filter
Top Products
The time it takes for each feature to take effect depends on the settings you
choose. If you drag the slider toward Better Conservation, it takes less time
for the system to sleep, the hard disk to spin down, and the screen to dim.
The table indicates how the battery conservation settings correspond to the
time before each power saving feature takes effect:
Minutes it takes if you choose
Conservation Performance
System sleeps 2 3 6 8 15
Hard disk spins down 1 2 3 6 8
Screen dims 1 2 3 4 5
Choosing Custom options
For more options that affect your computer’s power consumption, slide the
switch to Custom in the PowerBook control panel.
Battery Conservation settings
The Battery Conservation slider works as described in the previous section. In
Custom view, you can also use three individual sliders controlling system
sleep, screen dimming, and hard disk spinning down.
As you drag the Battery Conservation slider, the three individual sliders
change. Likewise, when you drag one of the three individual sliders, the
Battery Conservation slider is affected.
73
Power Management
Slide this switch to Custom view.
In Custom view, you have these
additional conservation options.
(However, reduced processor
speed is not available on the
PowerBook Duo 280 and 280c.)