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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Sustainable Tip of the Week

Lowering Screen Brightness

Does your laptop battery only last an hour or two? Are you concerned your laptop uses too much energy?

Fortunately, SEAC is here to help you solve those two simple problems.

The brighter your screen, the more power it requires (meaning your battery life diminishes). When students were given laptops at the beginning of the year, the power setting were set so the computer screen is on max brightness! Luckily, there are simple ways to change the settings manually!

Reduce your energy use and make your laptop battery last longer by following the directions below:

1. Double click the battery on task bar
2. Under "Power Plan," click "System "settings"
3. Adjust movable bar under "Display brightness"
4. Click "Apply"

Or...

1. Hold "Function" ("Fn") key located on the lower left of keyboard
2. Press "Home" or "End" keys located on the upper right of keyboard to adjust brightness

In addition...

1. Right click battery on task bar
2. Place mouse over "Switchable Graphics"
3. Click "Energy Saving"

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