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4-18 Managing Power
Writer: J Abercrombie Project: Chapter 4 Comments: 113733-001
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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Recommended Battery Pack Storage Temperatures
Storage Time Temperature Range
°F
Temperature Range
°C
Less than 1 month 32°–122° 0°–50°
No more than 3 months 32°–104° 0°–40°
Unlimited 32°– 86° 0°–30°
Using Power Preferences
You can increase, decrease, and allocate the power used by the computer by
setting power preferences.
■ Increasing power increases performance, while decreasing power
conserves energy and extends the running time from a battery pack.
■ By decreasing power to unused components and functions, you can
allocate more power to the components and functions that you are using.
Many power preferences are timeout settings.
■ A timeout is the period of inactivity before the system initiates a power
change or reduces power to a component. For example, the computer is
preset to initiate Suspend (Standby) after a period of inactivity. The time
interval between when you stop using the computer and the onset of
computer-initiated Suspend (Standby) is a Suspend (Standby) timeout.
■ Depending on your operating system, you can set timeouts that are
specific to various conditions, components, or procedures as well as
specify the duration of those timeouts.
For additional power options, refer to your operating system documentation. For
a summary of battery conservation settings that extend the running time from a
single charge, refer to “Conserving Battery Power” later in this chapter.
The following tables list power procedures that are not described in your
operating system documentation.