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Frequently Asked Questions How do I maximize battery life? To maximize battery life, be sure to do the following: When you need maximum battery life; - Use the battery until the charge is completely depleted (until battery and power LEDs flash in unison). - Recharge completely before using (battery is fully charged when the AC adapter is in plugged in and the battery LED is green). For a new battery or a battery that you have not used recently; - Use the battery until the charge is completely depleted (until battery and power LEDs flash in unison). - Recharge completely before using (battery is fully charged when the AC adapter is plugged in and the battery LED is green). - Repeat these steps three times. Always use power management features such as Advanced Power Management (APM), Power Modes, Standby, Suspend, and Hibernation. See the "Using the Power Management Modes" on page 93 for more detailed information about power management features. How do I load a different operating system on this machine? -Or- Where do I get ThinkPad device drivers for this operating system? See the online book for installing a new operating system and device drivers. You can get the ThinkPad device drivers by using the Diskette Factory. Before installing an new operating system, always be sure to: Print all of the installing software section of the online book. Make backup diskettes of the device drivers and applications for your new operating system with Diskette Factory. See "Using the Diskette Factory" on page 165. Be sure to make a DOS system diskette that has the DOS FDISK.EXE and FORMAT.EXE utilities and the CD-ROM device driver for DOS. How do I use Recovery CD to reload my factory installed ThinkPad operating system and applications? See "Using the Recovery CD (Windows 95 Only)" on page 167. 134 IBM ThinkPad 380XD/385XD User's Guide

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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I maximize battery life?
To maximize battery life, be sure to do the following:
When you need maximum battery life;
–
Use the battery until the charge is completely depleted (until battery and
power LEDs flash in unison).
–
Recharge completely before using (battery is fully charged when the AC
adapter is in plugged in and the battery LED is green).
For a new battery or a battery that you have not used recently;
–
Use the battery until the charge is completely depleted (until battery and
power LEDs flash in unison).
–
Recharge completely before using (battery is fully charged when the AC
adapter is plugged in and the battery LED is green).
–
Repeat these steps three times.
Always use power management features such as Advanced Power Management
(APM), Power Modes, Standby, Suspend, and Hibernation.
See the “Using the
Power Management Modes” on page
93 for more detailed information about
power management features.
How do I load a different operating system on this machine?
–Or–
Where do I get ThinkPad device drivers for this operating system?
See the
online book
for installing a new operating system and device drivers.
You
can get the ThinkPad device drivers by using the Diskette Factory.
Before installing
an new operating system, always be sure to:
Print all of the installing software section of the
online book
.
Make backup diskettes of the device drivers and applications for your new
operating system with Diskette Factory.
See “Using the Diskette Factory” on
page 165.
Be sure to make a DOS system diskette that has the DOS FDISK.EXE and
FORMAT.EXE utilities and the CD-ROM device driver for DOS.
How do I use Recovery CD to reload my factory installed ThinkPad operating system
and applications?
See “Using the Recovery CD (Windows 95 Only)” on page
167.
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