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 |
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Sleep/Hibernate after/On battery: 360 minutes | Sleep/Hibernate after/On battery: 1080 minutes |
Sleep/Hibernate after/Plugged in: 360 minutes | Sleep/Hibernate after/Plugged in: 1080 minutes |
Power buttons and lid/Lid close action/Plugged in: Sleep | Power buttons and lid/Lid close action/Plugged in: Do nothing |
Power buttons and lid/Power button action/On battery: Sleep | Power buttons and lid/Power button action/On battery: Shut down |
Power buttons and lid/Power button action/Plugged in: Sleep | Power buttons and lid/Power button action/Plugged in: Shut down |
Display/Display brightness/Plugged in: 100% | Display/Display brightness/Plugged in: 56% |
![Balanced Power Plan](https://cdn.insomniacgeek.com/images/media/image/WindowsLiveWriter/HPOptimizedPowerPlanonWindows7_CF7B/Balanced%20Power%20Plan_thumb.png) | ![HP Optimized Power Plan](https://cdn.insomniacgeek.com/images/media/image/WindowsLiveWriter/HPOptimizedPowerPlanonWindows7_CF7B/HP%20Optimized%20Power%20Plan_thumb.png) |