Power management settings recommended by ITS. Adjust settings, as needed, for your particular environment.
1. Go to Start > Control Panel. Click on the Power Options icon.
2. The Power Options Properties window will appear.
3. For your desktop computer, in the Power Schemes tab, select Home/Office Desk power scheme.
Select the following settings:
* Turn off monitor: After 10 minutes
* Turn off hard drive: After 20 minutes
* System standby: After 1 hour
* System hibernates: Never
Note: The System hibernate line is not displayed unless Hibernate is enabled on the Hibernate tab.
Click Apply and OK.
4. For your laptop computer, choose the Portable/Laptop power scheme.
Configure both plugged in and running on batteries.
Select the following settings for plugged in:
* Turn off monitor: After 10 minutes
* Turn off hard drive: After 20 minutes
* System standby: After 1 hour
* System hibernates: Never
Select the following settings for running on batteries:
* Turn off monitor: After 5 minutes
* Turn off hard drive: After 10 minutes
* System standby: After 1 hour
* System hibernates: After 2 hours
Click Apply and OK.
1. Click Start > Control Panel .
2. Click on System and Maintenance.
3. Click on the Power Options icon.
4. The Select a power plan window appears.
5. Select Power saver and click change plan settings.
6. For desktop computers, use the following settings:
* Turn off the display: 10 minutes
* Put the computer to sleep: 1 hour
Click Save changes.
7. For laptop computers, configure both on battery and plugged in.
Use the following settings for on battery:
* Turn off the display: 5 minutes
* Put the computer to sleep: 15 minutes
Use the following settings for plugged in:
* Turn off the display: 10 minutes
* Put the computer to sleep: 1 hour
Click Save changes.
1. Click Start > Control Panel .
2. Click on System and Security.
3. Click on the Power Options icon.
4. The Select a power plan window appears.
5. Select Power saver and click change plan settings.
6. For desktop computers, use the following settings:
* Turn off the display: 10 minutes
* Put the computer to sleep: 1 hour
Click Save changes.
7. For laptop computers, configure both on battery and plugged in.
Use the following settings for on battery:
* Turn off the display: 5 minutes
* Put the computer to sleep: 15 minutes
Use the following settings for plugged in:
* Turn off the display: 10 minutes
* Put the computer to sleep: 1 hour
Click Save changes.
1. From the Apple menu, go to System Preferences.
2. Click on the Energy Saver icon.
Move the slider to the appropriate time setting.
Desktop Settings - for Sleep options
* Put the computer to sleep when it its inactive for: 1 hour
* Put the display to sleep when it is inactive for: 15 minutes
* Do NOT check "put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible".
Laptop Settings - for Power Adapter
* Put the computer to sleep when it is inactive for: 1 hour
* Put the display to sleep when the computer is inactive for: 15 minutes
* Do NOT check "put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible".
Laptop Settings - for Battery
* Put the computer to sleep when it is inactive for: 15 minutes
* Put the display to sleep when the computer is inactive for: 5 minutes
* Check the box for "put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible".
