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Power Management

3 - 12 Configuring the Power Buttons

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Power Conservation Modes

This system supports Energy Star power management features that place comput-
ers (CPU, hard drive, etc.) into a low-power sleep modes after a designated period
of inactivity. Adjust Power Conservation Modes from the Control Center:

1.

Press the Fn + Esc key combination to toggle the Control Center on/off.

2.

Click either the Performance, Balanced or Energy Star button.

3.

Click in a blank area of the icon or press a key on the keyboard to exit Power
Conservation Mode
without making any changes.

Power Conservation

Modes

The Energy Star setting
will result in maximum
power saving, but with
the possible loss of
some performance.

Setting the mode to Bal-
ance
will give power
saving matched with
performance.

Performance will give
optimum computer per-
formance but with less
power conservation.

Figure 3 - 7

Control Center

Energy Star

Display Sleep Mode

Note that the Energy Star
setting will put the display
into sleep after no more than
15 minutes of user inactivity.