User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EB2TFX

[. . . ] 38 The Wireless LAN Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Communicating with Access Point (infrastructure). . . . . . . . . . 39 Communicating without Access Point (ad-hoc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Turning Off Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The CPU status icon indicates the performance level of the CPU. Double-clicking the CPU status icon also displays the PowerPanel battery information. To change the Power Management profile 1 2 Right-click the battery icon on the taskbar, and then select Profiles. Choose a new profile from the pop-up list. See "Power Management profiles" for a description of available options. 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. 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 Right-click the CPU: Performance icon on the Windows taskbar. Select Edit/Create Profiles from the menu. In the left panel, click a profile in which you want to change the settings. 82 Controlling Power Management 4 5 6 7 In the right panel, double-click an item in which you want to change the settings. Select an option from the drop-down list. 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. See "Power Management profiles" for more information. 85 Change text in this variable definition to document title. Displaying Battery Information You can display detailed information for each of the batteries in your notebook. The following sections briefly describe how to display your notebook's general battery information. Refer to PowerPanelTM Help for more detailed information. To activate the battery information toolbar 1 2 Right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. [. . . ] 1 2 3 4 5 Click Start on the Windows task bar, and then Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, then System. The System Properties dialog box appears. Select the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager. [. . . ]