Managing Power 4-19
COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Writer: Beth Zanca Saved by: J Abercrombie Saved date: 04/27/00 5:38 PM
Part Number: 170045-002 File name: Ch04
Setting Power Preferences in Windows 2000 Professional
You can increase, decrease, and allocate computer power by
setting power preferences.
Battery Conservation Level—To select a preset or set a custom
battery conservation level, use one of the following methods:
â– Press the Fn+F8 hotkeys. Click the Battery Conservation
Settings tab. Select a conservation level from the drop-down
list box.
â– Click StartÃ…SettingsÃ…Control PanelÃ…
Power Options iconÃ…Battery Conservation Settings tab.
Select a conservation level from the drop-down list box.
â– Right click the power meter icon in the system tray, click
Adjust Power PropertiesÃ…Battery Conservation Settings tab.
Select a conservation level from the drop-down list box.
Screen Brightness and Processor Speed—To set the screen
brightness level or processor speed when the computer is running
on battery power, use one of the following methods:
â– Press the Fn+F8 hotkeys. Click the Battery Conservation
Settings tab. Select Custom from the Conservation Level drop-
down list box. Select a percent from the Brightness or
Processor Speed drop-down list box.
â– Click StartÃ…SettingsÃ…Control PanelÃ…Power Options
iconÃ…Battery Conservation Settings tab. Select Custom from
the Conservation Level drop-down list box. Select a percent
from the Brightness or Processor drop-down list box.
â– Right click the power meter icon in the system tray, click
Adjust Power PropertiesÃ…Battery Conservation Settings tab.
Select Custom from the Conservation Level drop-down list
box. Select a percent form the Brightness or Processor Speed
drop-down list box.
PC Card Modem—To turn off power to an optional PC Card
modem, remove the PC Card from the computer.