Power
Hardware and Software Guide
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Battery Conservation Settings and
Procedures
Using the following battery conservation settings and procedures
extends the run time of a battery pack:
■
Turn off wireless and local area network (LAN) connections
and exit modem applications when you are not using them.
■
Do not leave your notebook connected to AC power for
extended periods of time.
■
Disconnect from the notebook any external devices that
use power from the notebook. Battery run time is not
affected by external devices that are plugged into an
external power source.
■
Stop or remove a PC Card you are not using. For more
information, refer to
“Using a PC Card”
in
Chapter 6.
■
Disable or remove a digital card (SD Memory Card, SD I/O
Card, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro,
xD-Picture Card,
or SmartMedia) you are not using.
■
Lower screen brightness.
■
Lower system volume.
■
Turn off a device connected to the S-Video-out jack.
■
If you leave your work, initiate Standby or Hibernation or
shut down the notebook.
■
Select a short wait time, 5 minutes or less, for the monitor
timeout. To change monitor timeout settings:
a. Select
Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options > Power Meter
tab.
b. Select a short wait time from the
Turn Off Monitor
list,
and then select
OK.
