Hi there,

I’m just a bit confused about the difference between the power panel and power meter.  From both programs you can adjust the various power usage/settings whilst on battery and on AC power.  I just have a few questions:

1)  which one should I be using to manage my power?
2)  would using one interfere with the other one?
3)  what settings should I use?  i.e.  what should I do with the other one (that power management thingie) if I’m just using only one of the two.
4)  when should I go standby and when should I go hibernate.

Also:
- what is the difference between standby and hibernate?  which would use more power on restarting the laptop?
- can someone give me a link or some suggestions as to how to maximise performance

Thanks in advance.

Power Meter only gives you the most basic of control over the power settings. You should leave it alone and leave it on PowerSuite Scheme so the Sony Power Panel software is used.

Power Panel takes over power management when it’s installed so you should only use it. It’s actually a very good program and it offers much more granular control over the power settings allowing you to squeeze the most out of your setup.

I’ve found that the default Power Panel settings are good enough. I use the default AC Plugged In/Max Battery settings and they work pretty well. I enable/disable stuff manually if need be.

Both my Z1 and TR3 show the lightning and cord/plug after full charge.  I do get the “Full Charge” message when it first reaches 100% but the display does not change.

Is there a way to turn off the “Optical Drive Will Be Powered Off” message from the Power Panel?

I’m tired of clicking on it whenever I wake my TR up.

Is there a way to turn off the “Optical Drive Will Be Powered Off” message from the Power Panel?

I’m tired of clicking on it whenever I wake my TR up.

I created one profile of my own. In that profile i chose the setting myself such as Optical Drive will be Off but Memory Stick slot will be on, screen brightness goes to 1, and etc. you might want to try to make your own setting and just select that profile whenever u need it.