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Battery Conservation Settings and Procedures, Disable or remove an SD Secure Digital Card or MMC

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Power Battery Conservation Settings and Procedures Using the following battery conservation settings and procedures extends the run time of a battery pack. ■ Turn off wireless and local area network (LAN) connections and exit modem applications when you are not using them. ■ Disconnect from the notebook any external devices that use power from the notebook. Battery run time is not affected by external devices that are plugged into an external power source. ■ Stop or remove a PC Card you are not using. ■ Disable or remove an SD (Secure Digital) Card or MMC (multimedia card) you are not using. ■ Lower screen brightness. Screen brightness can be lowered by pressing the Fn+F7 hotkeys. ■ Lower system volume. Volume can be lowered with the decrease volume button. ■ Turn off a device connected to the S-Video connector. A device connected to the S-Video connector can be turned off by using the Fn+F4 hotkeys to switch the image from the S-Video device to the notebook display. ■ If you leave your work, initiate Standby or Hibernation or shut down the notebook. ■ Select a short wait time, 5 minutes or less, for the monitor timeout. To change monitor timeout settings, select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance icon > Power Options icon > Power Meter tab. Select a short wait time from the Turn Off Monitor drop-down list, then select OK. Startup and Reference Guide-Part 2 4-17

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Power
Startup and Reference Guide—Part 2
4–17
Battery Conservation Settings and
Procedures
Using the following battery conservation settings and procedures
extends the run time of a battery pack.
■
Turn off wireless and local area network (LAN) connections
and exit modem applications when you are not using them.
■
Disconnect from the notebook any external devices that use
power from the notebook. Battery run time is not affected by
external devices that are plugged into an external power
source.
■
Stop or remove a PC Card you are not using.
■
Disable or remove an SD (Secure Digital) Card or MMC
(multimedia card) you are not using.
■
Lower screen brightness. Screen brightness can be lowered
by pressing the
Fn+F7
hotkeys.
■
Lower system volume. Volume can be lowered with the
decrease volume button.
■
Turn off a device connected to the S-Video connector. A
device connected to the S-Video connector can be turned
off by using the
Fn+F4
hotkeys to switch the image from the
S-Video device to the notebook display.
■
If you leave your work, initiate Standby or Hibernation or
shut down the notebook.
■
Select a short wait time, 5 minutes or less, for the monitor
timeout. To change monitor timeout settings, select Start >
Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance icon > Power
Options icon > Power Meter tab. Select a short wait time
from the Turn Off Monitor drop-down list, then select OK.