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Managing Power Consumption
Reference Guide 43
For Windows ME, 98 or 2000, a message box appears 15 seconds before the computer
enters Standby mode. This allows you to stop the process and save your work if you have
not recently done so.
CAUTION
Make a habit of saving your work before allowing your computer to enter Standby
mode. If power is interrupted while the computer is in Standby mode, any
information that was not saved will be lost.
The computer can also enter Hibernate mode if battery power reaches a critically low
level. (See “To respond to a low-battery warning” on page 48.) If this happens, you will
find on resuming that all your data has been saved, but some functions may be disabled.
To resume normal operation, restore power by connecting an ac adapter or installing a
charged battery, then shut the computer off and restart it.
Changing timeout settings and creating power schemes
You can adjust the periods of non-use after which your computer automatically shuts
down components or enters a power-saving mode. You can also save these settings as a
power scheme.
• Windows 95:
1. Click Start, Shut Down, Restart.
2. When the HP logo appears, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
3. In the Power menu, enter the timeout values you want—see “Power Menu” on
page 82.
4. Press F10 to save and exit BIOS Setup.
• Windows ME, 98 or 2000:
1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, then double-click Power. (For Windows ME,
if you do not see the Power Options control panel, click on the View all Control
Panels option.)
2. Click the Power Schemes tab, and enter the settings you want. If you don’t want a
particular timeout to occur, set the value to Never. See Windows Help for details.
3. If you want to save the settings as a power scheme, click Save As and enter a
name for the scheme.
For Windows 98, change the Hibernate timeout in BIOS Setup—see “To run the
BIOS Setup utility” on page 78.
CAUTION
For Windows 2000, do not disable Hibernate support in the Power settings, or you
will lose any unsaved data if the computer’s battery runs down completely.