Tag: high_performance

High Performance – Vista Power Management

July 13, 2007 by Jason

As default after Vista is installed the Power Options are set to Balenced.

This means that Vista will put your computer in a sleep mode after one hour. When you have a desktop computer this might not be the option you want, for instance when you are going to take a nap after setting up your pc to download a large file which takes more then one hour over night.

The Power Options section in Vista’s Control Panel lets you choose from these three predefined plans. Read More»

Connectivity and Performance Problem in Mobile PC to Wireless Access Point

July 07, 2007 by Jason

Method 1: Connect the mobile PC to a power source
When you plug the mobile PC into a power source, Windows Vista switches the wireless network adapter power setting in the default power plan from the Medium Power Save setting to the Maximum Performance setting. This turns off the 802.11 power save mode.

Method 2: Modify the default power saving power plan
Modify the default on-battery power setting for the wireless network adapter. Configure the wireless network adapter to use the Maximum Performance setting when Windows Vista is configured to use the Balanced power plan or the Power saver power plan. To do this, follow these steps: Read More»