Choosing custom options – Apple Macintosh PowerBook 150 User Manual

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Choosing Custom options

For more options that affect your computer’s power consumption, slide the
switch to Custom in the PowerBook control panel.

Battery conservation settings

The Battery Conservation slider works as described in the previous section. In
Custom view, you can also use three individual sliders to control system sleep,
screen dimming, and hard disk spin down.

As you drag the Battery Conservation slider, the three individual sliders
change. Likewise, when you drag one of the three individual sliders, the
Battery Conservation slider is affected.

To use the sliders:

1

Choose Control Panels from the Apple (

K

) menu, and open the PowerBook control

panel. (Or use the Power Settings module in the Control Strip to open the PowerBook

control panel.)

2

Slide the switch to Custom.

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Slide this switch to Custom view.

In Custom view, you have these
additional conservation options.

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