Sony PCG-GRX690P User Manual

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Conserving Battery Power

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To select a profile

1

Right-click the CPU icon

on the Windows taskbar.

2

Select Profiles, and click the profile on the shortcut menu. The profile
settings are implemented instantly. See “Using the PowerPanel utility” for
descriptions of available profiles.

When you use the battery to power your computer, your system automatically
selects the Maximum Battery Life power management profile by default. If you
select a different power management profile while using battery power, that
profile is selected automatically the next time you use the battery to power your
computer.

To customize your profile settings

You can customize your profile settings to sustain enough power for a particular
computing function.

1

Right-click the CPU icon

on the Windows® taskbar.

2

Select Edit/Create Profiles from the shortcut menu.

3

In the left panel, select the profile you want to change.

4

Right-click the setting under System, LCD(Video), Hard Disk, or Other
Devices
that you want to change. See the following table for a description of
each power profile.

5

Make your changes from the drop-down menu.

6

Click File, and click Save.

See PowerPanel Help for information on customizing the power management profiles.

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