Power Management Conserving Battery Power To set time-outs The BIOS Utility program includes settings for automatic time-outs at specified periods of inactivity. There are four different time-outs for different levels of power and conservation. 1. Reboot the OmniBook and when prompted, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. Active keys are described along the bottom of the screen. (The TouchPad does not work in Setup.) Help information for the highlighted item appears in the right-hand sidebar in the display. 2. Select the Power menu. 3. Select Power Management Mode. (Press the spacebar, F5, or F6 to pick an option other than Disabled.) Maximum Power Savings :
The time-out settings are defined for best power savings (relatively short time-outs). Maximum Performance : The time-out settings are set for fast performance with some power conservation (relatively long time-outs). Customized : You determine each setting for Smart CPU Mode, Standby Time- out, Suspend Time-out, Hibernate Time-out, and Hard Disk Time-out. For definitions of these power modes, see page 3-4. 4. Choose a setting for Time-Out On AC. If you want the time-outs to occur even when the OmniBook is connected to ac power, choose Enabled. To prevent time-outs while the OmniBook is plugged in, choose Disabled (default setting). 5. Press F10, then press ENTER to save your settings. 4-11