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Controlling Power Management
Power management in your computer can be controlled by the computer itself or by
Windows. If you are using Windows 98, you should let the operating system manage the
power, and not use the computer’s power management features. The computer’s power
management is controlled in Setup, see page 70 for more details.
Windows Power Management{ XE "Power management:Windows" }{
XE "Windows power management" }
To access the power management controls within Windows, open
My Computer
, then the
Control Panel
, then open
Power Management
. The Power Management Properties window that
is displayed lets you set separate time-outs for System standby, the hard drive and the
monitor. If the computer is inactive for the time set here, Windows puts the System into
Standby mode, or tells the hard drive or monitor to go into a low-power mode.
You can also put the computer into Standby mode using the
Shut Down…
option on the
Start
menu.
When the computer is in Standby mode, the green Power LED on the front panel flashes.
The computer wakes up from Standby mode when
•
you start using the keyboard or the mouse
•
an installed modem receives a call; see page 19 for more details
•
an installed network card receives a wake-up signal over the network; see page 19 for
more details
Note that what Windows calls Standby mode is called Suspend mode in the following
sections.