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Battery Packs Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings Using the battery conservation procedures and settings described below extends the time that a battery pack can run the notebook from a single charge. Conserving Power As You Work To conserve power as you use the notebook: ■ Turn off wireless and local area network (LAN) connections and exit modem applications when you are not using them. ■ Disconnect external devices you are not using that are not connected to an external power source. ■ Stop or remove a PC Card you are not using. For more information, see "Using PC Cards" in Chapter 8. ■ Remove a CD or DVD you are not using. ■ Use the fn+f9 and fn+f10 hotkeys to adjust screen brightness as you need it. ■ Use optional powered speakers instead of the internal speakers, or use the volume buttons to adjust system volume as you need it. ■ Turn off a device connected to the S-Video jack by using the fn+f4 hotkey or by turning off support for the device in Windows. ■ Run the notebook on external power while formatting a diskette. ■ If you leave your work, initiate Standby or Hibernation or shut down the notebook. Hardware Guide 3-17

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Battery Packs
Hardware Guide
3–17
Battery Conservation Procedures and
Settings
Using the battery conservation procedures and settings described
below extends the time that a battery pack can run the notebook
from a single charge.
Conserving Power As You Work
To conserve power as you use the notebook:
■
Turn off wireless and local area network (LAN) connections
and exit modem applications when you are not using them.
■
Disconnect external devices you are not using that are not
connected to an external power source.
■
Stop or remove a PC Card you are not using. For more
information, see
“Using PC Cards”
in Chapter 8.
■
Remove a CD or DVD you are not using.
■
Use the
fn+f9
and
fn+f10
hotkeys to adjust screen brightness as
you need it.
■
Use optional powered speakers instead of the internal
speakers, or use the volume buttons to adjust system volume
as you need it.
■
Turn off a device connected to the S-Video jack by using
the
fn+f4
hotkey or by turning off support for the device in
Windows.
■
Run the notebook on external power while formatting a
diskette.
■
If you leave your work, initiate Standby or Hibernation or
shut down the notebook.