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| Thread ID: 102630 | 2009-08-26 08:13:00 | Setting default Power Plans in Vista | tuiruru (12277) | Press F1 |
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| 804499 | 2009-08-26 08:13:00 | Hi The Primary hard drive on my Toshiba laptop died a fortnight ago. I got the lappie back today and am starting to set it up to behave in the way I like. It's so long since I've done it I've forgotton some of the basics. I want to set it up so that when it is on mains power it defaults to the "High Performance" power option whilst on battery it chooses the "Balanced" power plan. I'm sure I had it set up like that before but can't seem to find how to do it in "Help and Support" Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm using Vista Home Premium Thanks |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 804500 | 2009-08-26 08:20:00 | Right click desktop > personalize > screensaver then click on change power settings | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 804501 | 2009-08-26 08:22:00 | ? right click the desktop, then properties. I'm doing this from memory, I might not be right... :) No - Control Panel - Power Options. Either/or (mine or Clive's) - gets to the same place... |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 804502 | 2009-08-26 08:25:00 | You can get there via control panel > power options also | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 804503 | 2009-08-27 01:00:00 | Thanks so far Yep I've been there, done that (eg I've set things up so thatnit turns off when I've pressed the power button and goes to sleep when I shut the lid) but I can't see anywhere that gives me the option for the computer to, say, be on "High Performance" when I've got it plugged in and then automatically switch to "Balanced" when I unplug it or start it not plugged in. |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 804504 | 2009-08-27 03:11:00 | If it's a Toshiba then you'll need to go to the Control Panel and go through the Toshiba power options icon - can't remember what it's called. Dy default it also puts an icon in the system tray? | FAB (6923) | ||
| 804505 | 2009-08-27 07:08:00 | Hi Fab Yeah, I thought there might be a Specific Toshiba Power utility but I can't seem to find it. It's not under START>ALL PROGRAMS>TOSHIBA, so where would it be in Control panel? I'm NOT using Classic view so I'm a bit confused by the categories, Thanks |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 804506 | 2009-08-27 07:14:00 | Hi again Fab Just switched Control Panel to Classic view and the Toshiba Power Utility isn't there. Is there somewhere I can get it from? I suppose I could phone Toshiba Support but I won't hold my breath on that one!! |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 804507 | 2009-08-27 07:24:00 | Its probably an option somewhere under power options. Did you click on change plan settings? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 804508 | 2009-08-27 08:06:00 | Just switched Control Panel to Classic view and the Toshiba Power Utility isn't there. Is there somewhere I can get it from?You could browse the support > download centre on the Toshiba (http://www.toshiba.com.au/) website and see if you can find it. Or, you could create a custom power plan and manually set what power features you would like to use for on mains or battery. Start from Control Panel > Power Options. See attached images 1-3. |
Jen (38) | ||
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