How
To Set Up A Computer To Minimise Energy Use
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WIndows 2000
Right click on an empty area of the desktop and
select <Properties> from the menu.
Select the <Screen Saver> Tab.
Select any screen saver from the list
except none (to enable the Password Protected checkbox).
Check the <Password
Protected>
box (To maintain security).
Set the screen save <Wait> time to 15 minutes.
Click on the <Power>
button to display the Power Options tabs.
Select the <Power
Schemes> tab.
Set <Turn Of Monitor> to 10
minutes.
Set <Turn Off Hard Disks> to
10 minutes.
Set <System Standby > to
20 minutes.
Set <System Hibernates > to
30 minutes
(If this line is missing from the tab select the
<Hibernate> tab and enable hibernate support and then return to
the Power Schemes tab).
Select the <Advanced> tab and
make sure <Prompt for Password When The
Computer Goes Of Standby> is checked.
Click <OK> to
save the settings to the Power Options.
Click <OK> to
save and close Display Properties.
WIndows XP
Right click on an empty area
of the desktop and select <Properties> from the menu.
Select the <Screen Saver> Tab.
Select <Blank> from the screen saver
list.
Check the <On Resume, Password
Protected> box (To maintain security).
Click on the <Power> button
to display the Power Options tabs.
Select the <Power Schemes> tab.
Set <Turn Of Monitor> to
10 minutes.
Set <Turn Off Hard Disks> to
10 minutes.
Set <System Standby > to
20 minutes.
Set <System Hibernates > to
30 minutes
(If this line is missing from the tab select the
<Hibernate> tab and enable hibernate support
and then return to the Power Schemes tab).
Select the <Advanced> tab
and make sure <Prompt for Password When The Computer
Goes Of Standby> is checked.
Click <OK> to
save the settings to the Power Options.
Click <OK> to
save and close Display Properties.
Windows Vista
Select <Control
Panel> from the Start
Menu.
Select <Power
Options>.
Click on <Change
Plan Settings> for the
power plan you are using.
Set <Turn Of The Display> to
10 minutes.
Click on <Advanced
Power Settings>.
Set <Require
Password On Wake Up> to
yes (To maintain security).
Click on <Hard
Disk>
Set <Turn Off Hard Disk After> to
10 minutes.
Click on <Sleep>
Set <Sleep
After> to 20 minutes
Click on <Hibernate>.
Set <Hibernate
After> to 30 minutes.
Click <OK> to exit
the advanced power options tab.
Click <Save
Changes> to save the changes..
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