Lenovo ThinkPad Hard Disk Drive, User Manual

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Managing the battery power
To achieve the best balance between performance and power saving, adjust your power plan settings.
To access power plan settings, do the following:
1. Click the battery-status icon from the Windows notification area.
2. Click More power options ➙ Change plan settings .
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
For more information, refer to the help information system of the program.
Power-saving modes
There are several modes that you can use at any time to conserve power. This section introduces each
mode and gives tips on the effective use of the battery power.
• Sleep mode
In sleep mode, your work is saved to memory, and then the storage drive and the computer display are
turned off. When your computer wakes up, your work is restored within seconds.
To put your computer into sleep mode, open the Start menu, click the power icon , then click Sleep .
• Hibernation mode
By using this mode, you can turn off your computer completely without saving files or exiting any
programs that are running. When the computer enters hibernation mode, all open programs, folders, and
files are saved to the storage drive, and then the computer turns off.
To put the computer into hibernation mode, define what the power button does first, then press the power
button to put the computer into hibernation mode. For more information, see “Right-side view” on page 2.
If you put your computer into hibernation mode with the wake-up function disabled, the computer does
not consume any power. The wake-up function is disabled by default. If you put your computer into
hibernation mode with the wake-up function enabled, the computer consumes a small amount of power.
To enable the wake-up function, do the following:
1. Go to Control Panel and click System and Security .
2. Click Administrative Tools .
3. Click Task Scheduler . If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the
password or provide confirmation.
4. From the left pane, select the task folder for which you want to enable the wake-up function. The
scheduled tasks are displayed.
5. Click a scheduled task, and then click the Conditions tab.
6. Under Power , select the check box for Wake the computer to run this task .
• Wireless off
When you are not using the wireless features, such as Bluetooth or wireless LAN, turn them off. This will
help conserve power. To turn off the wireless features, press the wireless-switching key .
Connecting to the network
Your computer has one or more network cards that enable you to connect your computer to the Internet
and other network connections.
Ethernet connections
You can connect your computer to a local network or a broadband connection through the
Ethernet Adapter or a supported ThinkPad Dock.
Chapter 2
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Using your computer
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