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Batteries and Power Management Using Battery Power To get the most from your batteries Follow these suggestions to make your battery's power last as long as possible. • Plug in the AC adapter, especially when using a drive in the module bay, or any external connections such as a PC Card or a modem. • Set the display brightness to the lowest comfortable level (Fn+F1). • Put the computer in Standby mode whenever you are not using it for a short while: press the blue sleep button for approximately one second, or click Start, Shut Down (or Turn Off Computer), Standby. • Put the computer in Hibernate mode whenever you want to save your current session, but will not be using the computer for several hours: press Fn+F12. • Set the automatic timeout settings to emphasize saving power. If your computer has a multispeed processor and uses Windows 98 or 2000, use the lower speed on battery power (the default settings conserve battery power)-see "How the computer manages power automatically" on page 50. • If your computer has a wireless on-off button, turn off the wireless function when you're not using it. Press the wireless on-off button so the light turns off. • Change settings in BIOS Setup to emphasize low power use-see "To run the BIOS Setup utility" on page 177. You can set the graphics mode and display backlight to use reduced power. • If you have an I/O PC Card-that is, a PC Card having an external connection, such as a network card-remove it when you're not using it. Some I/O cards use significant power even while they're inactive. • If you work with an application that uses the serial port or an I/O PC Card, exit the application when you finish using it. • Install another battery-see "To use additional batteries" on page 54. • If your main battery is rated at 11.1 volts (check its label), purchase a replacement main battery, which is rated at 14.8 volts. Corporate Evaluator's Guide 55