Optimized power plan on Windows 7
In the downloads section on the support pages on http://www.hp.com for my HP EliteBook 8730w, I did found that HP is offering something called “System Default Settings for Microsoft Windows 7” One thing that this installs is a new power plan called HP Optimized, which actually replaces the default Balanced power plan.
So what differs between the two? I compared them and come to the following differences:
| Balanced | HP Optimized |
| Sleep/Hibernate after/On battery 360 minutes Sleep/Hibernate after/Plugged in: 360 minutes |
Sleep/Hibernate after/On battery 1080 minutes Sleep/Hibernate after/Plugged in: 1080 minutes |
| Power buttons and lid/Lid close action/Plugged in: Sleep Power buttons and lid/Power button action/On battery: Sleep Power buttons and lid/Power button action/Plugged in: Sleep |
Power buttons and lid/Lid close action/Plugged in: Do nothing Power buttons and lid/Power button action/On battery: Shut down Power buttons and lid/Power button action/Plugged in: Shut down |
| Display/Display brightness/Plugged in: 100% |
Display/Display brightness/Plugged in: 56% |
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Hi man, thanks so much nice post here. I wondered what the 8760w powerplan was. As i am kind of a freak when it comes to powerplans and anything related to enable/disable parts of the system that not need to be used when i listen radiio, download, reading text watching a movie, playing a 3d game or simply working high end graphics software.
So in essence there aint much change aint much different it aint that special i am off deleting that powerplan and putting in my own selection.
Cheers,
The netherlands.
thank you man