Using Power Management in Windows 95 Several power management features are built directly into the Windows 95 operating system. For example, there is a battery meter, you can put the IDE disk drive into low power mode, and you can manually suspend the system from the taskbar. You set these features using the Power applet in the Windows 95 control panel. In addition to these Windows 95 features, the OmniBook BIOS provides additional capabilities. Through the BIOS Setup utility, you can: • Enable or disable the power management feature. • Specify the amount of time before the computer goes into Standby, Suspend, or Hibernate mode.
• Automatically turn off the hard disk or monitor after a period of inactivity. • Set the action of the blue power button. • Set options for resuming from Suspend mode. To customize the system power management settings 1. Close all applications, then shut down Windows and restart the OmniBook. 2. When you see the HP logo, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility. 3. Press the RIGHT arrow key to point to the Power menu. 4. Press the DOWN arrow key to go to the option you wish to change. (See the Power (APM) Menu table for descriptions of the various options). NOTE: In order to change any of the timeout settings, you must first set the Power Savings option to Customize. 5.
Press F5 or F6 until you have selected the desired value. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to change other power settings 7. When you’re finished, press F10 or use the Exit menu to exit the BIOS Setup utility. 10