Sony PCG-GR300 Manual
Power Management profiles
The PowerPanel utility provides several predefined power management profiles. Each profile consists of a group of power
management settings that are designed to meet specific power management goals — ranging from maximum power
management to no power management. You can change the settings for any of the predefined profiles (except for the
Disable Power Management profile), or you can create your own profile to suit your portable computing needs. The
predefined profiles are:
management settings that are designed to meet specific power management goals — ranging from maximum power
management to no power management. You can change the settings for any of the predefined profiles (except for the
Disable Power Management profile), or you can create your own profile to suit your portable computing needs. The
predefined profiles are:
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Description
Maximum Performance
Provides the best system performance while still conserving power.
Maximum Battery Life
Provides power saving features to give you maximum battery life and good performance. It slows the notebook and puts it
into Standby mode after a specified time period.
into Standby mode after a specified time period.
Disable Power Management
Turns off all power management features such as Standby and Hibernate modes.
You cannot change the settings of this profile.
You cannot change the settings of this profile.
AC Power
The power management state when AC power is in use. Similar to the Power Management Off setting. Power Management
automatically loads the AC profile unless you disable this feature.
automatically loads the AC profile unless you disable this feature.
Games
Disables the display and the Hard Disk Standby timer.
Presentation
Keeps the display on at all times while it conserves power. This option is ideal for slide show presentations. You can
establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby mode to optimize power management for your
system.
establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby mode to optimize power management for your
system.
Camera
Optimizes performance and power requirements for camera usage.
DVD
Optimizes performance and power requirements for DVD usage.
Word Processing
Optimizes power management with longer timeouts on the hard disk and display screen. You can also establish settings for
LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby mode to optimize power management for your system.
LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby mode to optimize power management for your system.
Spreadsheet
Optimizes performance and power requirements for spreadsheet applications.
Communications
Extends battery life by initiating a quick display timeout. The Internal modem remains powered. You can also establish
settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby mode to optimize power management for your system.
settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby mode to optimize power management for your system.
Automatic Profile Selection
Automatically switches to a profile suitable for active applications.
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