Sony PCG-Z1A User Manual

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To select a profile

1.

Right-click the CPU icon

on the Taskbar Notification area. See

To view the PowerPanel window

for Battery

icon descriptions.

2.

Select Profiles, and click the profile on the shortcut menu. The profile settings are implemented instantly. See

Using 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.

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

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 Taskbar Notification area. See

To view the PowerPanel window

for Battery

icon descriptions.

2.

Select Edit/Create Profiles from the shortcut menu.

3.

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

4.

In the right panel, 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.

Power profile

Description

CPU Control

1

Controls the processor speed. You can select either Battery Life, Adaptive, or More Battery Life.

These selections are listed in order from the greatest to least amount of power consumed.

System

Standby Timer

Controls the time it takes the system to activate the Standby mode when it is idle. The longer you

allow the computer to sit idle while it is not in a power saving mode the more power the computer consumes.

Hibernate

Timer

Controls the time it takes the system to activate the Hibernate mode when it is idle. The longer you allow

the computer to sit idle while it is not in a power saving mode the more power the computer consumes. Hibernate
mode conserves more power than Standby mode.

Thermal

Control Strategy

1

(On selected models) Controls the speed of the processor fan. You can set the fan speed to

Quiet, which conserves the most power, or Performance.

Lid Close Action Controls the state of your system when you close the computer's lid. You can select either Standby
or Hibernate mode, or you can select LCD Off. LCD Off conserves the most power.

Hibernate on Low Battery

Controls the state of your system when the battery power is low. You can turn this

setting On or Off. Selecting On conserves the most power when the battery is low.

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