
Power Management
Battery Information 3 - 9
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Battery Information
Please follow these simple guidelines to get the best use out of your battery.
New Battery
Always completely discharge, then fully charge, a new battery (see
“Battery FAQ”
on page 3 - 12
for instructions on how to do this).
Battery Life
Your computer’s battery life is dependent upon many factors, including the pro-
grams you are running, and peripheral devices attached.
Power Options
(you may
set low battery
Alarms
and actions, and check the
Power Meter
from the
Power
Options
control panel), and settings in the OS will help prolong the battery life if
configured appropriately.
Low Battery
Warning
When the battery is criti-
cally low, immediately
connect the AC/DC
adapter to the computer
or save your work, oth-
erwise, the unsaved
data will be lost when
the power is depleted.
Figure 3 - 4
Power Options
(Alarm & Power
Meter)
Summary of Contents for M54N
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Page 20: ...XVIII Preface...
Page 40: ...Quick Start Guide 1 20 1...
Page 68: ...Power Management 3 14 3...
Page 80: ...Drivers Utilities 4 12 4...
Page 94: ...BIOS Utilities 5 14 5...
Page 113: ...Modules Options PC Camera 7 7 7 Figure 7 2 Audio Setup Windows XP...
Page 140: ...Interface Ports Jacks A 6 A...
Page 152: ...Intel Video Driver Controls B 12 B...
Page 158: ...Specifications C 6 C...