Toshiba R950-S9541 Laptop User Manual


 
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Mobile Computing
Using the TOSHIBA eco power plan
5 Click Change advanced power settings to access settings for
battery notification levels, internal storage drive power save
time, etc.
You can click on the plus signs to expand each item and to see
what settings are available for each item.
6 Click OK to save the plan changes you have performed.
By default the two power plans eco and Balanced are satisfactory
for most people and do not need to be edited. The eco plan is the
best used for maximum battery time. The Balanced plan is a
compromise between battery time and performance.
Using a hot key to set the Power Plan
You may use a hot key to set the Power Plan.
To set the Power Plan:
1 Press
Fn and F2 simultaneously to display the Power Plan hot
key card.
(Sample Image) Power Plan hot key card
2 While continuing to press
Fn, press F2 until you select the
desired Power Plan.
The Power Plan options are: eco and Balanced.
3 Release the
Fn key.
The hot key card disappears. You are now in the selected mode.
Using the TOSHIBA eco power plan
This computer is equipped with the TOSHIBA eco power plan.
Operating the computer with this power plan enabled reduces
electrical power consumption by slightly lowering system
performance. For example, when this power plan is enabled, the
brightness of the display is reduced and the interval before Sleep