Sony Notebook Computer Laptop User Manual


 
Controlling Power Management
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Customizing Power Management settings
You can customize power management settings, such as the system timer and the
brightness of the screen. To customize a setting:
1 Click the Current Profile icon on the Power Management toolbar.
2 Select Edit/Create Profiles from the menu.
3 Click a profile whose setting you want to change, from the list in the left
panel.
4 Double-click an item whose setting you want to change from the list in the
right panel.
5 Clickthedesiredsetting.
6 Click the File menu, then click Save.
7 Click the File menu, then click Exit.
Power Management profiles
The PowerPanel utility provides several predefined power management profiles.
Each profile consists of a group of power management settings that are designed
to meet specific power management goals—ranging from maximum power
management to no power management. You can change the settings for any of
the predefined profiles (except for the Disable Power Management profile), or
you can create your own profile to suit your portable computing needs. The
predefined profiles are: