Gateway 200ARC, Reference Manual

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CHAPTER 5: Managing Power
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Using alternate power sources
To extend battery life, use alternate power
sources whenever possible.
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If traveling internationally, take electrical
adapters. Save the battery for times when
you cannot use a power adapter. If you
plan on taking your AC power adapter, also
take a single-plug surge protector.
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If you will have access to an EmPower™
in-flight power receptacle, an automobile
power outlet, or an automobile cigarette
lighter, use a power inverter. Save the
battery for times when you cannot use a
power adapter.
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To find AC power outlets in airports, look
for them next to support pillars, in large
areas such as boarding gates, and under
banks of telephones.
Changing power modes
You can use the following power modes to
lengthen the life of your notebook’s battery:
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Standby - while your notebook is in
Standby, it switches to a low power state
where devices, such as the display and
drives, turn off.
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Hibernate - (also called save to disk ) writes
all current memory (RAM) information to
the hard drive, then turns your notebook
completely off. The next time you turn on
your notebook, it reads the memory
information from the hard drive and opens
the programs and documents that were
open when you activated Hibernate mode.