MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

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If none of these power schemes is appropriate for your computer environment, you
can modify one of the built-in power schemes or configure a new power scheme. To
modify a power scheme or to create a new power scheme, use the following steps:
1. Ensure that you are logged on with a user account that is a member of the Administrators
group.
2. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Performance And Maintenance.
3. Click Power Options.
Windows XP Professional displays the Power Options Properties dialog box with
the Power Schemes tab active.
4. Click the arrow at the end of the Power Schemes box to display the pull-down
menu listing the available power schemes. Click the power scheme you want to
base your new power scheme on.
5. In the Settings For Power_Scheme_Name Power Scheme text box, modify the amount
of inactive time before the monitor or hard drives are turned off.
6. Do one of the following:
❑ Click OK to modify the existing power scheme and close the Power Options
Properties dialog box.
❑ Click Save As to create a new power scheme.
How to Configure Advanced Power Options
Lesson 2 Configuring Power Options
To configure your computer to use advanced power options, open the Power Options
Properties dialog box and click the Advanced tab. There are two options that always
appear on the Advanced tab. If you want an icon to appear in the notification area that
displays the current power status for your computer (plugged-in or on battery power)
and provides quick power-management access, select the Always Show Icon On The
Taskbar check box. The second check box on the Advanced tab is Prompt For Password
When Computer Resumes From Standby. Selecting this check box causes Windows
to prompt you for your Windows password when your computer comes out of
standby mode.
If you have a portable computer, you will also see a Power Buttons section on the
Advanced tab. This section allows you to configure what happens when you press the
power button on the computer, when you close the lid (thereby pressing the small button
signaling that the lid is closed, and when you press the sleep button (if your computer
has one). Options that you can choose for each of these buttons include shutting
down the computer, sending the computer to standby mode, and having the computer
enter hibernation.