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Setting a Power Conservation Level (Fn+F7) In Windows 98 or Windows 2000 Professional-Press Fn+F7 to open the Power Schemes window. In Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0-Press Fn+F7 to open the Battery Conservation Settings window. s To select a preset battery conservation level, choose among ❏ High-Maximizes running time from a single charge. ❏ Medium-Balances system performance with running time. ❏ None (Drain)-Runs the computer at full power. s For information about the Custom level, refer to "Setting Power Preferences" in Chapter 4. Viewing Battery Charge Status (Fn+F8) Press Fn+F8 to view the status of all installed battery packs. Battery pack locations are indicated by number: (1) Computer battery bay, (2) Computer MultiBay, (3) Expansion base right MultiBay or convenience base battery charging bay, and (4) Expansion base left MultiBay or convenience base MultiBay. (Docking base bay availability varies by model and configuration.) Adjusting Screen Brightness (Fn+F10) Press Fn+F10 to adjust the brightness of the computer screen with an onscreen slide button or with the arrow keys. Displaying System Information (Fn+Esc) Press Fn+Esc to display information about system hardware components and software version numbers. NOTE: The System BIOS date, which may display in a decimal format, is the version number of your system ROM. Stretching Text (Fn+T) When the computer is running MS-DOS under Windows and the desktop area resolution is set lower than the display resolution, press Fn+T to toggle the image between Text Stretch, which stretches the text to fill more of the screen, and Regular. Text Stretch is the default. While Regular is selected, a graphics accelerator cannot be enabled. Using the Keyboard 2-7

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Using the Keyboard
2-7
Setting a Power Conservation Level (Fn+F7)
In Windows 98 or Windows 2000 Professional
—Press
Fn+F7
to
open the Power Schemes window.
In Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
—Press
Fn+F7
to open the
Battery Conservation Settings window.
■
To select a preset battery conservation level, choose among
High—Maximizes running time from a single charge.
Medium—Balances system performance with running
time.
None (Drain)—Runs the computer at full power.
■
For information about the Custom level, refer to “Setting
Power Preferences” in Chapter 4.
Viewing Battery Charge Status (Fn+F8)
Press
Fn+F8
to view the status of all installed battery packs.
Battery pack locations are indicated by number: (1) Computer
battery bay, (2) Computer MultiBay, (3) Expansion base right
MultiBay or convenience base battery charging bay, and (4)
Expansion base left MultiBay or convenience base MultiBay.
(Docking base bay availability varies by model and
configuration.)
Adjusting Screen Brightness (Fn+F10)
Press
Fn+F10
to adjust the brightness of the computer screen
with an onscreen slide button or with the arrow keys.
Displaying System Information (Fn+Esc)
Press
Fn+Esc
to display information about system hardware
components and software version numbers.
NOTE:
The System BIOS date, which may display in a decimal
format, is the version number of your system ROM.
Stretching Text (Fn+T)
When the computer is running MS-DOS under Windows and the
desktop area resolution is set lower than the display resolution,
press
Fn+T
to toggle the image between Text Stretch, which
stretches the text to fill more of the screen, and Regular. Text
Stretch is the default. While Regular is selected, a graphics
accelerator cannot be enabled.