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Chapter 4 • Disassembly and Power
Tech
Tip
Power values for energy-efficient monitors
Always keep the screen saver timeout value shorter than the power saver timeout value,
especially with green (energy-efficient) monitors!
To see if the screen saver causes a problem, use the Display Control Panel and set the
screen saver option to None. Identifying a problem adapter, device, or driver will take Internet
research. Check each adapter, device, and driver one by one. Use the Power Options Control
Panel to change the power scheme. Also check all devices for a Power Management tab on the
Properties dialog box. Changes can be made there.
Links on the left of the Power Options Control Panel provide access to advanced settings
such as requiring a password to come out of sleep mode. The power options for a Windows 7
laptop are shown in Figure 4.29.
Figure 4.29 Windows 7 power settings
Other laptop Power Options Control Panel settings include the following links: Require a
password on wakeup, Choose what the power button does (as shown in Figure 4.29), Choose
what closing the lid does, Create a power plan, Choose when to turn off the display, and
Change when the computer sleeps. Laptop power settings affect battery life. Users and techni-
cians should adjust these settings to best fit how the laptop or mobile device is used.
In Windows Vista and 7, use the Power Options Control Panel to edit the power settings.
Select the Change advanced power settings link to configure passwords, standby power behav-
ior, and other power-related settings. If the computer does not go into the Sleep mode, check
the following:
• Determine if ACPI is enabled in BIOS.
• Try disabling the antivirus program to see if it is causing the problem.
• Set the screen saver to None to see if it is causing the problem.
• Determine if all device drivers are ACPI compliant.
• Determine if power management is enabled through the operating system (use the
Power Options Control Panel).
• Disconnect USB devices to see if they are causing problems.
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