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One of the main features of notebook-type computers is that you have the power of
computing away from your home or office. In the following, information is provided on
how to maximize use of the battery pack which is necessary for such computing.
POINT
1
Four Important Points
POINT
2
Conserving Power
Things to Remember
Be sure to charge your battery before and after use.
To get the maximum use of your battery, set the power man-
agement mode.
POINT
3
Check to see that you have your AC adaptor with you before
leaving your home or office.
Purchasing a spare battery (CF-VZSU14) and the optional second
battery pack adapter(CF-VAB371) is highly recommended.
Always watch your battery level!
POINT
4
Leave your computer off when it is not in use
(
"Starting Up/Shutting Down")
Adjust the brightness
(dark)
with
By repeatedly pressing the keys to minimize the brightness (
will be dis-
played), thereby lowering the power consumption.
Before stepping away from your computer, press Fn + F7
to
put your computer in the standby mode
(
page 14
)
Setting the Intel
®
SpeedStep™ technology
(
page 26
)
You can control power consumption by setting CPU performance separately for “AC
adaptor connected” and “AC adaptor disconnected (i.e., running on batteries).”
Windows NT
Before stepping away from your computer, press Fn + F10
to put your computer in the ECO mode
The ECO mode helps you conserve power by cutting off power to the LCD and
turning off the hard disk motor. To resume, you may press a key unrelated to the
direct triggering of a selection, like key.
Setting the power management mode
(
page 24
)
The ECO mode timeout function will always work if [Enable (Always)] is selected
for [Power Management Mode]. If [Enable (Battery)] is selected for [Power Man-
agement Mode], it will work only during operation by the battery. Note that the
ECO mode timeout precedes the standby/hibernation timeout.
Windows 2000
In [Control Panel] - [Power Options], make settings in detail
By making settings in detail for the alarm, timeout, etc., it is possible to control
the consumption of power.
When Windows
®
2000 is starting up, the individual timeout functions of the Setup
Utility will not work.
Computing on The Road
Fn + F1
Ctrl
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