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Reference Guide 3–3
To Change Timeout Settings and Create
Power Schemes
You can adjust the length of timeouts after which your notebook
automatically shuts down components or enters a power-saving
mode. You can also save these settings as a power scheme.
1. Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options.
2. Select the Power Schemes tab, then enter the settings you
want. If you do not want a particular timeout to occur, set the
value to Never. See Windows Help for details.
If you want to save the settings as a power scheme, select
Save As and enter a name for the scheme.
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CAUTION: Do not disable Hibernate support in the Power Options
settings or you will lose all unsaved data if the battery pack becomes
completely depleted.
Using Battery Power
For information about how your notebook regulates power
consumption and how you can manually reduce power
consumption and extend the life of the notebook battery, see
the “Battery Packs and Power Management” chapter .
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