How to set up energy conservation

Desktop using alternating current, the majority of energy-saving features of the computer may not be very great importance, but it needs to use battery-powered laptop computer, the use of energy-saving features should be taken seriously. How to design computer hardware more energy-saving, this is not a user problem to be solved. Users can do on the computer is set up on the efficient use of energy-saving options.

Energy-saving two set-conditioning needs of users: First, the computer's BIOS setup program on energy-saving way in the set; most important thing is that the Windows 98 operating system, such as many energy-saving settings and operation. Computer systems in the practical implementation of it, Windows system should take precedence over energy-saving settings in the CMOS settings.

1. BIOS settings in the energy-saving

In the CMOS settings, has a large "Power Savings", which can choose to "Maximum laptop Battery Life" and "Maximum Performance" and other options. "Maximum Battery Life" is the default mode of energy-saving settings. The notebook has several energy-saving mode, such as Idle Mode idle mode, Standby Mode standby (wait) mode, Suspend Mode suspension (sleep) mode. The
notebook computer settings, have been able to regulate power consumption, mainly in energy-saving computer into the state, the timely closure of some of the equipment without the use of the system. If the state of waiting, turn off the display and hard drive; into the dormant state, in addition to the closure of the display and hard drive, memory can also save the contents of your hard disk, the entire computer system shut down to maintain the basic state, once activated, or restart the computer, desktop Will return to the precise state of dormancy before. In the energy-saving settings in the CMOS, mainly set up by Idle Mode to enter Standby Mode of the Standby Timeout time set by the Standby Mode to enter Suspend Mode of Suspend Timeout. Notebook computers use most of the Phoenix BIOS. Various energy-saving BIOS settings may be somewhat different, it should carefully read the screen prompts.

2. Windows of energy-saving settings

For the average user, in the Windows system for the management of energy-saving operation may have a better understanding of some simple. Windows help file, "the management of hardware and software" entries, two laptop computers and energy-related content: "Energy Management" and "the use of portable machine," "management on the laptop power supply." Energy-saving settings in Windows, you should read it.

In the Windows "Control Panel", click "power management", will be able to open the "power management attributes" dialog box. As shown in Figure 1, "Power Management Properties" dialog box, should "use of power" set to "Portable / laptop" and reasonable arrangement "to wait for the system" and "turn off monitors," " The closure of the hard disk "option. Different computers can have some options to manipulate the differences in the new factory-to-date computer and the software will be more workable option, the details should be set up in accordance with its own computer functions and help files for Windows.

If the need to completely run out of notebook battery power, do not look for other ways to discharge anything, only the "power management attributes" dialog box will be the "power scheme" is set to "always open" and will "wait for the system" and "shut down Monitors "and other options set to" never ", but also allows the computer automatically calculate a number of complex 3D demo program, which will soon be able to use the remaining dry battery power, of course, when these do not forget to dispose of Unplug the AC plug.