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Battery Operations, Increasing Battery Pack Operating Time, Minimizing the Energy Required - presario notebook pc

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Presario 1200XL Series Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B Battery Operations This section covers the following topics regarding battery pack operating time: • Increasing Battery Pack Operating Time • Conditioning a Battery Pack • Disposing of a Used Battery Pack Increasing Battery Pack Operating Time Battery pack operating time varies depending on several factors. To avoid unnecessary replacement, consider the following variables when determining how long a charged battery pack should last: • Power management settings • Hardware configuration • Software applications • Installed options • Display brightness • Hard drive usage • Changes in operating temperature • Type and number of installed PC cards Note: The power consumption requirements for PC cards vary widely. Some cards drain the battery pack very rapidly. Battery pack operating time can be increased by as much as 50 percent by controlling the energy required by the computer and the energy stored in the battery pack. Minimizing the Energy Required To minimize the energy required by the computer, follow these steps: • Set the power conservation levels in the Power Management utility to Maximum. • Customize the timeout value to work more efficiently with the applications. The amount of battery life depends on the values selected. PRESARIO NOTEBOOK MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE GUIDE 1200XL SERIES BATTERY OPERATIONS 1

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P
RESARIO
N
OTEBOOK
M
AINTENANCE
AND
S
ERVICE
G
UIDE
1200XL S
ERIES
B
ATTERY
O
PERATIONS
1
Presario 1200XL Series
Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B
Battery Operations
This section covers the following topics regarding battery pack operating time:
•
Increasing Battery Pack Operating Time
•
Conditioning a Battery Pack
•
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack
Increasing Battery Pack Operating Time
Battery pack operating time varies depending on several factors. To avoid unnecessary
replacement, consider the following variables when determining how long a charged
battery pack should last:
•
Power management settings
•
Hardware configuration
•
Software applications
•
Installed options
•
Display brightness
•
Hard drive usage
•
Changes in operating temperature
•
Type and number of installed PC cards
Note:
The power consumption requirements for PC cards vary widely. Some cards drain
the battery pack very rapidly.
Battery pack operating time can be increased by as much as 50 percent by controlling the
energy required by the computer and the energy stored in the battery pack.
Minimizing the Energy Required
To minimize the energy required by the computer, follow these steps:
•
Set the power conservation levels in the Power Management utility to
Maximum
.
•
Customize the timeout value to work more efficiently with the applications. The
amount of battery life depends on the values selected.