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    Energy Profiles on Mac OS X - MBA Rev B

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by mbarevb, May 9, 2009.

  1. mbarevb

    mbarevb Newbie

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    Hi I'm new to these forums. I just purchased a new Macbook Air two days ago and so far everythings be working fine except for fairly average battery life. I am new to Mac's having used Windows my whole life up until now and can't find how to change the energy profile. I've been told you can select this under the battery icon on the top toolbar, however when I click this I can only see "Power Source: ..." with no other options available.

    As this website shows: http://www.xvsxp.com/system/power_management.php I should be able to switch between 'better battery life' , 'nomal' , and 'better performance '. Am I missing something? Thanks for all your help in advance.
     
    mbarevb, May 9, 2009
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  2. haquocdung

    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    Click on the battery icon the task bar and choose "energy saver preferences".
    There is 2 options right there.
     
    haquocdung, May 9, 2009
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  3. mbarevb

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    Thanks for your help but I've done that and those two tabs aren't there.
     
    mbarevb, May 9, 2009
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  4. haquocdung

    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    How about system preferences and energy saver?
     
    haquocdung, May 9, 2009
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  5. mbarevb

    mbarevb Newbie

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    Same thing.. no profile options. Are you running 10.5.6?
     
    mbarevb, May 9, 2009
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  6. haquocdung

    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes I am. Sorry that I dont have a Macbook Air to give you the answer.
     
    haquocdung, May 9, 2009
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    System Prefs>Power Options, choose Battery from the Settings for dropdown, and select Battery Savings for the Optimization dropdown.
     
    Budding, May 9, 2009
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    the battery will take a few days to reach its capacity
     
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    Also note that the battery life under vista is not so good.
     
    Luke1708, May 9, 2009
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