Change text in this variable definition to document title.70Controlling Power ManagementThe PowerPanel™ utility allows you to control the power management of yournotebook and provides key information about system activity and battery life.The following sections briefly describe how to conserve your notebook’s batterypower. You can also refer to PowerPanel Help for more detailed information. Toactivate a profile or command, see “Displaying Battery Information” for moreinformation.To view the Power Management status iconsThe Power Management status icons are displayed in the task tray at the lowerright side of your screen. Move the pointer over the icons to see the tool tip thatdisplays information about the active profile. The CPU status icon indicates theperformance level of the CPU.To activate the Power Management Toolbar1 Right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.2 Select Toolbars from the pop-up menu, and then click Power Management.The Power Management toolbar appears on the taskbar.The current profile icon is highlighted on the Power Management toolbar. It isthe first icon farthest to the left, and its appearance changes depending on whichpower management profile is currently selected. To change the powermanagement profile, click the current profile icon, and then select a profile fromthe pop-up list. See “Power Management profiles” for a description of availableoptions. To select another power management profile, click that icon in thePower Management toolbar.You can change the power management settings, such as the system timer and thebrightness of the screen.✍ When you use the battery pack to power your notebook, your system selects theMaximum Battery Life power management profile by default. If you select a differentpower management profile while using battery power, that profile is selectedautomatically the next time you use the battery pack to power your notebook.Refer to PowerPanel Help for information on customizing the Power Managementtoolbars.
