Power ManagementOverview 3 - 13Chapter 3: Power ManagementOverviewTo conserve power, especially when using the battery, your computer power man-agement conserves power by controlling individual components of the computer(the LCD and hard disk drive) or the whole system. This chapter covers:• The Power Sources• Turning On the Computer• Power Plans• Power-Saving States• Configuring the Power Buttons• Power Conservation Modes• Battery InformationThe computer uses enhanced power saving techniques to give the operating system(OS) direct control over the power and thermal states of devices and processors. Forexample, this enables the OS to set devices into low-power states based on user set-tings and information from applications.OS NotePower managementfunctions will vary slight-ly depending on youroperating system. Formore information it isbest to refer to the user’smanual of your operat-ing system.(Note: All pictures usedon the following pagesare from the Windows 7OS.)
