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Energy Conservation
Guides
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As a general rule of thumb, you should turn off computer equipment if it is going to be idle for eight hours or more. For idle periods of less than eight hours, use Energy Saver software features to optimize and reduce energy use.
For Windows XP, 2000 operating systems
Follow these simple steps:
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Click "Start" at the bottom left side of your screen.
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Go to "Settings" and click on "Control Panel."
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Open "Display" and click on "Screen Saver."
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Select '(None)' within the Screen Saver selection listbox.
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Within 'Monitor power' area, click "Power..." button.
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Make sure that the "Power Schemes" tab is the current active tab window selected.
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Select a time interval to 'Turn off monitor' (Suggested Time: 20 mins.)
Select a time interval to 'Turn off hard disks' (Suggested Time: 20 mins.)
* Choose a short duration to get your computer to sleep as soon as possible by powering down the hard drive and turning off the monitor.
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Select a time for 'System standby'.
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Click "Apply" button, then click "OK" button.
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That's it! Applause! (and thanks).
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For Windows 95 and 98 operating systems
Follow these simple steps:
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Click "Start" at the bottom left side of your screen.
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Go to "Settings" and click on "Control Panel."
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Open "Display" and click on "Screen Saver."
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Check "Low Power Standby" and "Shut Off Monitor" boxes.
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Select the time (choose short duration to get monitor to sleep as soon as possible) and click the OK button.
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Go back to "Control Panel" and select "Power."
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Check "allow windows to manage power" box.
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Click on "disk drive" tab.
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Select time (choose a short duration to get your computer to sleep as soon as possible) and click the OK button.
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Applause! (and thanks)
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For PowerMac G4
To put your computer to sleep, you can do any of the following:
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Press the power button on the front of the computer.
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Choose Sleep from the Apple menu (Special menu in Mac OS 9).
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Set a sleep timer in your computer's sleep settings by choosing System Preferences from the Apple menu and choosing Energy Saver from the View menu (In Mac OS 9, choose Control Panels from the Apple menu and Energy Saver from the sub-menu).
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As a note, Power Mac G4 computers are set to go to sleep after a period of inactivity. Power Mac G4 computers are automatically set to sleep after 20 minutes of inactivity. When the computer goes to sleep, it saves its state so that when you wake the computer, your programs, documents, and computer settings are exactly as you left them. To save more energy, shut down the computer or shut down and turn off the power strip when the computer is not in use.
When the computer is in sleep, the front panel power button light pulses. To wake the computer, press the power button on the front panel of the computer, or press a key on the keyboard. With some Apple monitors, you can also use the monitor's power button to put the computer to sleep and wake it.
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