User Guide

Mobile Computing

Using the eco power plan

To edit a plan or to edit advanced settings, continue to the following

steps.

5 Click or touch Change plan settings to choose the plan you

want to edit.

This screen allows you to change basic settings.

6 Click or touch Change advanced power settings to access

settings for battery notification levels, internal storage drive

power save time, etc.

You can click or touch the plus signs to expand each item and

to see what settings are available for each item.

7 Click or touch OK to save the plan changes you have

performed.

Depending on your model, 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 the eco power plan

This computer is equipped with the 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 mode takes effect is

shortened. To enable or disable the eco power plan, see “Power

Plans” on page 91.

The eco Utility

monitors your power savings from using the eco

power plan by tracking real-time power consumption and

accumulated savings over time. To learn how to access the utility,

see “eco Utility

” on page 110.

For more information on the eco power plan, see the Help file in the

eco Utility

window.

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