UMTC User Manual
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Your UMTC ships with a battery attached.
To turn on your UMTC, press the power button located on
the left side of the computer. When idle, conserve battery
power by putting your computer in Standby or Hibernate mode.
To charge the battery, connect the power supply to the UMTC as shown above and
then plug into an outlet. The battery
will charge whenever the computer is connected to an outlet.
standby mode
Standby mode reduces the power consumption of your
computer by cutting power to non-critical hardware
components. The system maintains power to your computer’s
random access memory (RAM), which allows the system to
quickly restore your active applications and files. It will also
save your session to the hard drive, so you can access it even if
the memory loses power.
To put your computer into Standby mode, press the power
button.
hibernate mode
Hibernate mode saves your current system state to the
hard disk drive and then powers down your computer. When
you power up again, your open files and applications are
restored just as you left them. Hibernate mode draws no
power and is best for conserving battery life and changing
batteries.
To put your computer into Hibernate mode, click on the Start
menu and choose the ‘Hibernate’ option in the right arrow
menu of the “Shutdown” button.
conserving battery power
Additional ways to conserve battery power include:
• Turn off wireless radios when not in use.
• Turn off the keyboard backlight.
• Lower the internal display brightness.
• Adjust power settings in the Power Options control panel.
