I am using XP on a laptop computer. When I connect the rj45 connection while on battery I get a very slow connection rate. When I connect rj45 while on external power I get maximum connection rate. I know there are power management settings by right-clicking on the device and selecting properties, then selecting the power management tab. I've seen an option in Vista and Win7 to lower connection speeds when mobile devices are on battery power. I cannot find this same setting in Windows XP however. Is there a way to select/de-select this option in XP as I've found in other Windows OS?1 person needs an answerI do too

I am using XP on a laptop computer. When I connect the rj45 connection while on battery I get a very slow connection rate. When I connect rj45 while on external power I get maximum connection rate. I know there are power management settings by right-clicking on the device and selecting properties, then selecting the power management tab. I've seen an option in Vista and Win7 to lower connection speeds when mobile devices are on battery power. I cannot find this same setting in Windows XP however. Is there a way to select/de-select this option in XP as I've found in other Windows OS?I'm not sure that lowering the connection speed of an Ethernet adapter will have anything to do with power conservation but if such a feature is supported by your network adapter it should be on the Advanced tab of the adapter's Properties dialog sheets.Given that this is a laptop, the laptop mfr may also have provided some separate power management utility. For example, disabling the Ethernet adapter (not lowering the speed) when on battery power apparently is a "feature" of Dell's Quickset utility: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/network-internet-wireless/f/3324/p/18697956/18823743.aspx