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3. Click the Power Schemes tab to display the basic power management options.
4. Select the time that you wish each of the following actions to occur in Battery and
AC power mode.
• Turn off monitor
• Turn off hard disks
• System standby
• System hibernates
Turning off the monitor and HDDs will save a substantial amount of battery power,
therefore when in battery only mode select the shortest time practical.
a Hibernate Mode (Power Management or Manual Method)
When hibernation is used, your computer turns off and when you power up again,
everything is restored exactly as you left it—including programs and documents
you may not have saved or closed. Everything in memory gets saved to the HDD,
and the monitor and hard disk get turned off.
