Lenovo ideacentre c40-30, f0b400grrk [56/59] Enabling erp compliance mode

User Guide

By using ENERGY STAR compliant products and taking advantage of the power-

management features of your computer, you reduce the consumption of electricity.

Reduced electrical consumption contributes to potential ﬁnancial sayings, a cleaner

environment, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

For more information about ENERGY STAR, go to: http://www.energystar.gov.

Lenovo encourages you to make efﬁcient use of energy an integral part of your

day-to-day operations. To help in this endeavor, Lenovo has preset the following

power-management features to take effect when your computer has been inactive

for a speciﬁed duration:

ENERGY STAR power-management features, by operating system.

Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

Power plan: Balanced

• Turnoffthedisplay:After10minutes

• Putthecomputertosleep:After25minutes

• Advancedpowersettings:

- Turn off hard disk drives: After 20 minutes

- Hibernate: Never

To awaken your computer from a Sleep or System Standby mode, press any

key on your keyboard. For more information about these settings, refer to your

Windows Help and Support information system.

Enabling ErP compliance mode

You can enable the energy-related products directive (ErP) compliance mode

through the Power menu in the Setup Utility program. This mode reduces

electricity consumption when your computer is in standby mode or turned off.

To enable ErP compliance mode in the Setup Utility program, do the following:

1. Repeatedly press and release the F1 key when turning on the computer to start

the Setup Utility program.

2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Power

→

ErP and press

Enter.

3. Select Enabled and press Enter.

4. Press F10 to save changes and exit the Setup Utility program. Press Enter

when prompted to conﬁrm.

Note:WhenErPcompliancemodeisenabled,youonlycanwakeupyour

computer by pressing the power switch.