
Chapter1.Overview
PowerManagerhelpsusersadjustpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetweensystemperformance
andpowersavingthroughslidercontrolorpowerplans.
PowerManagerprovidesavarietyofpower-savingfeaturesthroughtwoessentialmodes,Basicand
Advanced.BasicmodeissetasdefaultwhenusersopenPowerManagerforthefirsttime.Userscanspecify
thelevelofpowersavingbysimplyusingtheslider,withoutpowerplans.Advancedmodeenablesusers
toconfigurepowerplansandthefullrangeoffunctionsinPowerManagertomeetspecificpowersaving
needs.PowerManagercanalsodisplaythebatteryinformation,andhelpusersmonitorthebatterystatus.
PowerManagementonacomputercansaveenergyandmoney.WhentheITadministratorenforces
powermanagementstrategyoncomputersthroughouttheentireorganization,thesavingscanbefarmore
substantial.PowerManagerisconfiguredbydefaulttouseitsenergyefficiencyfeatures.PowerManager
alsogivestheITadministratornumerousoptionsfortailoringpowermanagementsettingstooptimize
energyefficiencythroughouttheirorganizations.
Note:PowerManagerhastwodifferentversions.OneisforMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
XPoperatingsystemsand
theotherisforMicrosoftWindowsVista
®
andMicrosoftWindows7operatingsystems.IntheWindowsVista
andWindows7version,theterm"powerplan"isused.IntheWindowsXPversion,theterm"powerscheme"
isused.Inthisdocument,nodistinctionwillbemadeandtheterm"powerplan"willbeusedtocoverboth.
Features
PowerManagerincludesthefollowingfunctions:
•Balancetheperformanceandpowersavingofthecomputer
PowerManagerprovidestheslidertohelpusersquicklyandeasilysetthelevelofpowertobeused.
UserscancontroltheCentralProcessingUnit(CPU)speedandthebrightnessofthecomputerdisplay
bymovingtheslider.Movingtheslidertotheleft,towardMaximumPerformance,increasestheCPU
speedandthebrightnessofthecomputerdisplaybutusesmorebatterypower.Movingthesliderto
theright,towardMaximumBatteryLife,prolongsthebatterylifewhilelimitingtheCPUspeedand
thebrightnessofthecomputerdisplay.
Whenusersmovetheslidertotheleftmostposition,thepower-savingsettingsinthepredefined
MaximumPerformancepowerplanareapplied.Whenusersmovetheslidertotherightmostposition,
thepower-savingsettingsinthepredefinedMaximumBatteryLifepowerplanareapplied.
•View,create,delete,andswitchpowerplans
Apowerplanisacollectionofhardwareandsystemsettingsthatmanageshowthecomputerisused
andconservespower.PowerManagerpowerplansprovidemorepower-savingsettingsthanWindows
®
powerplans.OnthePowerPlantab,theusercanviewspecificsettingsinanyofthepredefined
powerplans:MaximumPerformance,Timersoff(Presentation),VideoPlayback,MaximumBattery
Life,EnergySaver(whichiscalledasThinkPad
®
DefaultorEnergyStaronsomesystems),andPower
SourceOptimized.Thesepredefinedpowerplansaredesignedtomeettheneedsofmostpeople.Ifthe
predefinedpowerplansdonotmeetyourneeds,theCreatePowerPlanwizardcanhelpyoucreateyour
owncustompowerplans.YoucaneasilyswitchbetweenpowerplansbyclickingtheBatteryGauge
icononthetaskbarandusingtheslidertoapplyapredefinedpowerplan,orbypressingtheF3+Fnkeys
toselectapowerplanfromtheChoosePowerPlanmenu.
•Viewbatteryinformation
PowerManagerdisplaysbatteryinformationandgeneralbatterystatus,suchasremainingtime,remaining
capacity,chargeanddischargestatus,cyclecountandsoon.Thebatteryhealthindicatorcanindicate
thebatteryhealthconditionsinthreecolors:green(ingoodcondition),yellow(infaircondition),andred
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