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Traveling with Your Computer Using Battery Power To optimize battery operating time • Plug in the AC adapter, especially while using the CD-ROM drive or DVD, the floppy disk drive, or any external connections such as a PC card or a modem. • Put the computer in standby mode whenever you are not using it for a short while: click Start, Turn Off Computer, Stand By. • Put the computer in hibernate mode whenever you want to save your current session, but will not be using the computer for several hours: click Start, Turn Off Computer, then press and hold Shift and click Hibernate. • 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 have finished using it. • Turn off the CD player when you are not using it. • See "Managing Power Consumption" on page 50 for other ideas about reducing power consumption while the computer is not in use. 56 Reference Guide

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Traveling with Your Computer
Using Battery Power
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Reference Guide
To optimize battery operating time
•
Plug in the AC adapter, especially while using the CD-ROM drive or DVD, the
floppy disk drive, or any external connections such as a PC card or a modem.
•
Put the computer in standby mode whenever you are not using it for a short while:
click Start, Turn Off Computer, Stand By.
•
Put the computer in hibernate mode whenever you want to save your current session,
but will not be using the computer for several hours: click Start, Turn Off Computer,
then press and hold Shift and click Hibernate.
•
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 have finished using it.
•
Turn off the CD player when you are not using it.
•
See “Managing Power Consumption” on page 50 for other ideas about reducing
power consumption while the computer is not in use.