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  32. <h2 class="pHeading1">
  33. PowerPlay™
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  35.  
  36. <p class="pBody">
  37. PowerPlay™ manages the power requirements of your graphics settings for higher performance or longer battery life. Use PowerPlay™ to balance performance and power consumption.
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  41. What do you want to do?
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  44. <p class="pDropDownClosed">
  45. <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorOpen("exwp1004153", false);</script>Enable PowerPlay™<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorClose("exwp1004153", false);</script>
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  48. <div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
  49.  
  50. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <span style="font-weight: bold">PowerPlay™ </span>in Advanced View.</li></div>
  51.  
  52. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Enable PowerPlay™.</span></li></div>
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  56. <p class="pDropDownClosed">
  57. <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorOpen("exwp1004165", false);</script>Enable Allow automatic color depth and refresh rate reduction <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorClose("exwp1004165", false);</script>
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  60. <div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
  61.  
  62. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <span style="font-weight: bold">PowerPlay™ </span>in Advanced View.</li></div>
  63.  
  64. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Allow refresh rate reduction.</span></li></div>
  65.  
  66. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click<span style="font-weight: bold"> Allow automatic color depth reduction. </span>(This option is not available on most systems.</li></div>
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  69. <p class="pIndented1">
  70. Note:    Reducing refresh rate will save power but should not impact visual quality. Reducing color depth would only happen if doing so would allow PowerPlay™ to enter into a lower power-consumption state based on the current display configurational.
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  75. <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorOpen("exwp1004136", false);</script>Select preferred settings depending on power source<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorClose("exwp1004136", false);</script>
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  78.  
  79. <p class="pBody">
  80. The default power settings can be changed to meet your performance to power requirements.
  81. </p>
  82. <div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
  83.  
  84. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <span style="font-weight: bold">PowerPlay™ </span>in Advanced View.</li></div>
  85.  
  86. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click and drag the slider next to the relevant power source to the desired setting.</li></div>
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  90. <p class="pDropDownClosed">
  91. <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorOpen("exwp1004181", false);</script>Set low battery level<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorClose("exwp1004181", false);</script>
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  94.  
  95. <p class="pBody">
  96. PowerPlay™ can automatically change to low power consumption settings.
  97. </p>
  98. <div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
  99.  
  100. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <span style="font-weight: bold">PowerPlay™ </span>in Advanced View.</li></div>
  101.  
  102. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click the up or down buttons next to <span style="font-weight: bold">Low Battery settings</span> to a desired battery power level percentage </li></div>
  103. <div class="pSmartList2"><ul class="pSmartList2">
  104.  
  105. <div class="pSmartList2"><li>Optionally, enter a value in the power percentage value box.</li></div>
  106. </ul></div>
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  111. <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorOpen("exwp1002812", false);</script>Apply your settings<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorClose("exwp1002812", false);</script>
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  115.  
  116. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <b class="cBold">Apply</b><b class="cBold"> </b>to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open.</li></div>
  117.  
  118. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <b class="cBold">OK</b> to save your changes and exit the Catalyst™ Control Center.</li></div>
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  122. <p class="pDropDownClosed">
  123. <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorOpen("exwp1004145", false);</script>Restore default settings<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorClose("exwp1004145", false);</script>
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  127.  
  128. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.</li></div>
  129.  
  130. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <b class="cBold">Defaults</b>.</li></div>
  131. </ol></div>
  132.  
  133. <p class="pIndented1">
  134. Note:    Clicking <b class="cBold">Defaults</b> will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click <b class="cBold">OK</b>.
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  139. <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorOpen("exwp1004195", false);</script>Discard your settings<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">WebWorks_WriteAnchorClose("exwp1004195", false);</script>
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  143.  
  144. <div class="pSmartList1"><li>Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Discard</span> to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Center was opened or the last time <span style="font-weight: bold">Apply</span> was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst™ Control Center.</li></div>
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  146.  
  147. <p class="pBody">
  148. Clicking<b class="cBold"> </b>Discard<b class="cBold"> </b>applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view.
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