For Windows XP, 2000 operating systems
Follow these simple steps:
- Click "Start" at the bottom left side of your screen.
- Go to "Settings" and click on "Control Panel."
- Open "Display" and click on "Screen Saver."
- Select '(None)' within the Screen Saver selection listbox.
- Within 'Monitor power' area, click the "Power..." button. Make sure that the "Power Schemes" tab is the current active tab window selected.
- 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.
- Select a time for 'System Standby'.
- Click "Apply" button, then click "OK" button.
Follow these simple steps:
- Click "Start" at the bottom left side of your screen.
- Go to "Settings" and click on "Control Panel."
- Open "Display" and click on "Screen Saver."
- Check "Low Power Standby" and "Shut Off Monitor" boxes.
- Select the time (choose short duration to get monitor to sleep as soon as possible) and click the OK button.
- Go back to "Control Panel" and select "Power."
- Check "allow windows to manage power" box.
- Click on "disk drive" tab.
- Select time (choose a short duration to get your computer to sleep as soon as possible) and click the OK button.
Macintosh computers offer a variety of options to place your computer into sleep mode. We recommend the steps below:
- Click on the Apple icon in the top left screen.
- Select the Control Panel.
- Click on Energy Saver.
- Open Sleep set up.
- Select time for "system" to sleep (we recommend 10 mins. or less).
- Select time for "display" sleep (we recommend 10 mins. or less).
- Select time for "hard drive" sleep.
- Open Schedule.
- Select time for "start up" computer.
- Select time for "shut down" computer.