Usi ng P ow er Man ag ement Opt ion s 57
Using Power Management Options Your comp uter includ es Power M anag em en t options that can help the batt ery charge
last l onger and extend the life o f the batt ery. Po w er-m anagement opt ions will slow
down or shut off system comp o nents when the c ompone nts ar e n ot b e in g us ed.
Power manage ment m ay slow do wn system performance . Your comput er runs fastest
with the powe r c ord a ttach ed, when p owe r manageme nt i s di sa ble d.
In th e nex t s ect ion s, b asic a n d advance d m e thods of pow er management wil l be
disc ussed.
Intel SpeedStep TM
T here a re tw o m ethods to change th e Intel S pe e dSt e p
TM
set ting, th ey ar e e xp laine d
below.
BIOS Interface In tel Spe ed St ep
TM
will control t he CPU speed on your system ac cordin g t o th e kind of
power su pp ly as part o f pow er s avin g man agem ent .
To us e t h is func tion, your system must me et the conditions below:
•
Int el S peed St ep
TM
supp orting CP U
•
Ap pl ic at i on f or Sp ee dS te p
TM
functi on
•
BIO S S uppor t
To s tar t or verif y Int el Spe edSt ep
TM
is ope rationa l complet e the foll owing:
1. Star t your compute r and pr ess to ente r B I OS s etu p.
2. Go to System Power menu
3. Select the I ntel(R) SpeedStep
TM
field an d sele ct on e of the fo llowing o ptio ns:
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Perf orm a nce: The CPU ru ns at high spe ed regard less of the type of power
sup ply. Bat te ry lif e is t he shor test .
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Batte ry : The CPU runs at low spe ed regard less of the type of power su p ply.
Bat tery l ife is the lo ngest .
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Automati c: The CPU s peed is cha nged accord ing to t he ty pe of powe r supp ly.
(It is rec o mmen d ed y ou sele ct t his op ti on)
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Dis abled: Disable s this function
4. Press to sa ve and exit system set up
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