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Maximizing battery life, Managing low battery levels, Identifying low battery levels

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Maximizing battery life To maximize battery life: 1. Select Computer > Control Center > Power Management. 2. Under the On Battery Power tab, adjust the slider to the right of Put computer to sleep when inactive for: to 30 minutes. 3. Adjust the slider to the right of Put display to sleep when inactive for: to 15 minutes, and select the check box next to Reduce backlight brightness. 4. Click the check box next to Dim display when idle. 5. Click Close. Managing low battery levels The information in this section describes the alerts and system responses set at the factory. Some lowbattery alerts and system responses can be changed using Power Management in Control Center. Preferences set using Power Management do not affect lights. Identifying low battery levels When a battery that is the sole power source for the computer reaches a low or critical battery level, the following behavior occurs: ● If Hibernation is enabled and the computer is on or in Suspend, the computer initiates Hibernation. ● If Hibernation is disabled and the computer is on or in Suspend, the computer remains briefly in Suspend, and then shuts down and loses any unsaved information. 34 Chapter 6 Power management

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Maximizing battery life
To maximize battery life:
1.
Select
Computer
>
Control Center
>
Power Management
.
2.
Under the
On Battery Power
tab, adjust the slider to the right of
Put computer to sleep when
inactive for:
to 30 minutes.
3.
Adjust the slider to the right of
Put display to sleep when inactive for:
to 15 minutes, and select
the check box next to
Reduce backlight brightness
.
4.
Click the check box next to
Dim display when idle
.
5.
Click
Close
.
Managing low battery levels
The information in this section describes the alerts and system responses set at the factory. Some low-
battery alerts and system responses can be changed using Power Management in Control Center.
Preferences set using Power Management do not affect lights.
Identifying low battery levels
When a battery that is the sole power source for the computer reaches a low or critical battery level, the
following behavior occurs:
●
If Hibernation is enabled and the computer is on or in Suspend, the computer initiates Hibernation.
●
If Hibernation is disabled and the computer is on or in Suspend, the computer remains briefly in
Suspend, and then shuts down and loses any unsaved information.
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Chapter 6
Power management