User manual ACER ASPIRE M5-481G

[. . . ] 40 Disconnecting the notebook from the docking station. . . . . . 42 Using the Floppy Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Using an Optical Disc Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Notes on CD and DVD discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The CPU status icon indicates the performance level of the CPU. Double-clicking the CPU status icon also displays the PowerPanel battery information. Activating the Power Management toolbar 1 2 Right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. 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 is the first icon farthest to the left, and its appearance changes depending on which power management profile is currently selected. To change the power management profile, click the current profile icon, then select a new profile from the pop-up list. See "Power Management profiles" for a description of available options. To select another power management profile, click that icon in the Power Management toolbar. When you use the battery pack to power your notebook, your system selects the Maximum Battery Life power management profile by default. If you select a different power management profile while using battery power, the new profile is selected automatically the next time you use the battery pack to power your notebook. Refer to PowerPanel help for information on customizing the Power Management toolbar. 74 Controlling Power Management To customize Power Management settings You can customize power management settings, such as the system timer and the brightness of the screen. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Click the Current Profile icon on the Power Management toolbar. Communications Extends battery life by initiating a quick display timeout. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby to optimize power management for your system. Automatic Profile Selection Automatically switches to a profile suitable for active applications. Do not choose the Automatic Profile Selection when connected to AC power. 77 Change text in this variable definition to document title. Power Management commands PowerPanelTM also provides power management commands that you can use to activate specific power management functions and to control power for a specific device. You can use these commands to override a profile setting or initiate an immediate action. Icon Description Standby Puts the system into Standby mode, a power management state that saves the state of the system and peripheral devices in memory (RAM). Power consumption reduces to a minimum, and the system remains on. To return the system to the active state, press any key or the power button on your notebook. Hibernate Provides for the lowest level of power consumption. The system writes the state of the system and peripheral devices to the hard disk and turns off the system power. To return the system to the original state, use the power button to turn on power. The system saves the data in the Save to Disk Partition on the hard drive. Conserving battery power When using the notebook with a battery, the LCD display and the hard drive can be set to switch off automatically to conserve battery power. [. . . ] If neither computer responds after a few moments, restart both computers. The computers may not recognize an i. LINK connection after returning from a power saving mode (Standby or Hibernate). If that happens, restart the computers to establish a connection. * i. LINK is a Sony trademark used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connection. The i. LINK connection may vary, depending on the software applications, operating system, and compatible i. LINK devices. All products with an i. LINK connection may not communicate with each other. [. . . ]