Earth Day
By 2010 we will have reduced computer power consumption by 50%


Windows 2000 / XP

Instructions for manually enabling power management

 
  1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel from the Start Menu.

    Select Start > Settings > Control Panel from the Start Menu

  2. Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel window.

    Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel window

  3. In the Display Properties window, click the Screen Saver tab, then click the Power button in the Energy Saving Features of Monitor box.

    In the Display Properties window, click the Screen Saver tab, then click the Power button in the Energy Saving Features of Monitor box

  4. Under Power Schemes, select Home/Office Desk.

    Under Power Schemes, select Home/Office Desk

  5. Set Turn off monitor for 15 minutes (or less). Set Turn off hard disks for 15 minutes (or less). Set System standby for 30 minutes (or less).

    Set Turn off monitor for 15 minutes (or less). Set Turn off hard disks for 15 minutes (or less). Set System standby for 30 minutes (or less)

  6. Click OK.

    Click OK


 
 

Did you Know?

A complete melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet could raise global sea level by almost 20 feet within just a few hundred years.1 The Indian Ocean nation of Maldives has a maximum elevation of only 8 feet. You do the math.
 
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