Managing Power. Samsung NP28

5-2 Manual

Managing Power

Use Power Options to save power consumption. You can switch Standby

Mode while you are not using your computer or configure the system components to shut it down on a specified time.

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Specifying Power Save Time

You can specify Turn Off Monitor, Turn Off Hard Disk, System Standby Mode, and Maximum Power Save Mode.

Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance >

Power Options > Power Schemes tab. Then specify time in each item and click OK.

N o t t e By default, the power scheme is configured to SAMSUNG mode. SAMSUNG mode extends the battery life and optimizes the Intel Speedstep function. Since the

CPU power consumption is automatically optimized to conserve power when the computer is operating on battery power, an application may be executed slower than when it is operating on AC power.

To use the SAMSUNG mode after reinstalling Windows, install the PowerCFG program using the system software CD.

Monitor Off

The LCD display goes into Power-Saving mode after the specified period of time.

Hard Disk Off

The Hard Disk goes into Power-Saving mode after the specified period of time.

Standby Mode

If the computer is not used for the specified period of time, the monitor and hard disk drives are turned off to reduce power consumption.

Hibernation Mode

Saves the current working status onto the hard disk and turns the computer off.

Pressing the Power button restores the computer to the previous working status.

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Press Power button to use computer again in Standby Mode or Hibernate Mode.

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Using the Power button

You can configure the function of the power button.

Click Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance >

Power Options and select the Advanced tab.

Configure the Power button function.

Configure the <Fn>+< > function.

C a u t t i i o n When the Power button is configured to put the system into Power-Saving Mode, manually shutting down the computer requires the Power button to be pressed and held for more than 4 seconds.

Chapter 5. System Management 5-3