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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.
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.
Disable or remove an SD (Secure Digital) Card or MMC
(multimedia card) you are not using.
Lower screen brightness. Screen brightness can be lowered
by pressing the
Fn+F7 hotkeys.
Lower system volume. Volume can be lowered with the
decrease volume button.
Turn off a device connected to the S-Video connector. A
device connected to the S-Video connector can be turned off
by using the
Fn+F4 hotkeys to switch the image from the
S-Video device to the notebool display.
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, select Start >
Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance icon > Power
Options icon > Power Meter tab. Select a short wait time
from the Turn Off Monitor drop down list, then select OK.
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