Sony PCG-FX240K - Manual (Page 51)

Controlling Power Management
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Sony Notebook Setup Tabs
Controlling Power Management
The PowerPanel utility allows you to control the power management of your
notebook and provides key information about system activity and battery life.
The following sections briefly describe how to conserve your notebook’s battery
power. You can also refer to PowerPanel Help for more detailed information. To
activate a profile or command, see “Displaying Battery Information” for more
information.
Tab Description
About This Computer Display system information, including memory capacity,
serial number, and BIOS version.
Printer Select printer port mode settings.
Initial Setting Change the volume of the sounds that play while the
operating system is loading. Select the order of drives and
devices from which you want to load the operating
system. You can specify the hard drive as well as other
drives inserted into your notebook.
Touchpad When you connect an optional mouse to your notebook,
you can make your touchpad inactive. You can also
customize the settings of your mouse using the mouse
utility.
Power On Password Set the password to secure your notebook.
Enable Ports Enable or disable ports. Disabling ports releases resources
to the system. To change the serial settings, click
Advanced on the Basic/Advanced tab.
Basic/Advanced Switch between Advanced mode (additional screens with
advanced settings) and Basic mode of display.
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For more information about each option, click Help on the Sony Notebook Setup
screen to display the help file.