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Saving Battery Power Your battery pack should be useful for approximately 3 years, or 300 charge-discharge cycles. The number of years or charge-discharge cycles might vary depending on how efficiently you use your computer. This section describes the following: How to use the power management modes How to use other battery-saving methods Using the Power Management Modes You can use your computer under battery power for a considerable length of time by using these power management modes: Attention Do not enter suspend or hibernation mode when your computer is doing any of the following: Playing or recording audio Playing a movie Playing a game Running any other multimedia application Stop these applications before entering suspend or hibernation mode. Standby Mode For Windows 98 Users: The LCD and external monitor turn off. Also the audio is muted. If no application program is running in the background, the hard disk spindle stops. For Windows 95 Users: The LCD turns off. Also, if a power-saving monitor (Energy Star Monitor) is in use when the computer enters standby mode, the computer activates the monitor's low-power mode. You can enter standby mode by: - Pressing the Fn+F3 keys. You can return to normal operation by: 18 IBM ThinkPad 380Z Online User's Guide

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Saving Battery Power
Your battery pack should be useful for approximately 3 years, or 300
charge-discharge cycles.
The number of years or charge-discharge
cycles might vary depending on how efficiently you use your
computer.
This section describes the following:
How to use the power management modes
How to use other battery-saving methods
Using the Power Management Modes
You can use your computer under battery power for a considerable
length of time by using these power management modes:
Attention
Do not enter suspend or hibernation mode when your computer
is doing any of the following:
Playing or recording audio
Playing a movie
Playing a game
Running any other multimedia application
Stop these applications before entering suspend or hibernation
mode.
Standby Mode
For Windows 98 Users:
The LCD and external monitor turn off.
Also the audio is muted.
If no application program is running in the background, the hard
disk spindle stops.
For Windows 95 Users:
The LCD turns off.
Also, if a power-saving monitor (Energy Star
Monitor) is in use when the computer enters standby mode, the
computer activates the monitor's low-power mode.
You can
enter standby mode
by:
–
Pressing the
Fn
+
F3
keys.
You can
return to normal operation
by:
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