HP 80XL302 manual Maximizing Battery Operating Time

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Maximizing Battery Operating Time

The battery operating time depends on your power management settings. Your notebook components and the applications that you use also affect the operating time. This section of “Caring for Your Battery” shows you how to increase the length of time you are able to operate under battery power.

The display, processor, CD/DVD drive, and hard drive use the most battery power. To maximize the battery operating time, perform one or more of the following actions:

Reduce display brightness and select a short wait for you screen saver.

Select a screen saver that does not generate a lot of graphics or motion.

Reduce audio volume or use headphones.

Exit modem programs when you are not using them.

Remove PC Cards when you are not using them.

Remove CDs or DVDs when you are not using them.

Use Sleep or Hibernation mode to turn off your Notebook when you are not using it.

Battery Operations 3-4

My Presario – Getting Started

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Contents Page European Notice Modem Statements About the Battery Danish Page Table of Contents Caring for Your Battery Preventive Maintenance IiiAppendix B Troubleshooting List of Figures Preface Glossary and IndexThis Chapter FeaturesGetting Started My Presario Getting StartedRight-Side View Taking a Look at the NotebookGetting Started My Presario Getting Started Left-Side View Specification of the coreRear View Front View Top-Open ViewPower Status Indicators AC/Battery Power Indicator Easy Access ButtonsPower Button Battery Status IndicatorGetting the Notebook Running Device Status IndicatorConnecting to AC Power MicrophoneStarting Up Using Battery PowerTurning Off the Notebook Warranty Certificate Safety and ComfortMy Presario Getting Started Using the Notebook Using the NotebookConnecting the External Floppy Drive Floppy Disk DriveHard Disk Drive Using the Notebook My Presario Getting StartedInserting and Ejecting Diskettes CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive Connecting the External CD/DVD/CD-RW DriveInserting/Removing a CD Fn Key KeyboardManually Releasing a CD Typewriter KeysNumeric Keypad Cursor-Control KeysWindows Keys Decrease LCD brightness Easy Access ButtonsHot Keys Increase LCD brightnessPoint and Click Using the Touchpad Placing and Moving the FingerTouchpad Drag and DropChanging the Configuration Introducing Power ManagementScroll Button Manual Power Management Automatic Power Management Local Power ManagementGlobal Power Management Suspend-to-FileTaking Care of Your Notebook MaintenanceTraveling My Presario Getting Started Battery Operations Caring for Your BatteryBattery Pack AC AdapterBattery Operations My Presario Getting Started Unlocking the Battery PackOperating and Handling Low Battery Signals and ActionsMaintaining Maximizing Battery Operating Time System Expansion Connecting an External MonitorConnecting an IR Device External ConnectionsConnecting an Ieee 1394 Device for selected model only Internal InstallationConnecting an USB Device Installing a PC CardMemory Upgrade Only available on specific modelsPage Introduction Setup Configuration UtilityMy Presario Getting Started Setup Configuration Utility Starting SCUSetup Configuration Utility My Presario Getting Started Using the Touchpad/MouseUsing the Keyboard Moving Around and Making SelectionsMain Menu IDE SettingsDate and Time Boot Sequence Fast BootAdvanced Menu Keyboard Numlock Ir ModeSaveToFile Warning Message Pointing DeviceSystem Password Resolution ExpansionSecurity Menu Max Performance / Balanced Power Saving / Max Power Power MenuEnable Power Management Saving / CustomizeStandby After Customizing Power Management FeaturesHard Disk Power Down After Suspend AfterCover Close Battery Low Warning BeepSuspend Data to VGA ActivityHour/Minute/Second Options DescriptionsResume On Time Resume On Modem RingExit Menu Choices DescriptionsPage Using Microsoft Backup Preventive MaintenanceWhat is Preventive Maintenance? My Presario Getting Started Preventive MaintenancePreventive Maintenance My Presario Getting Started Deleting Unwanted FilesOptimizing the Computer Hard Disk Using ScanDiskUsing Disk Defragmenter Deleting the Internet History FilePage Real-Time Clock/Calendar Cache MemoryCD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive My Presario Getting Started Appendix A-1Audio Subsystem Temperature Range Relative HumidityVGA Controller AC AdapterTroubleshooting My Presario Getting Started Appendix B-1Appendix B-2 My Presario Getting Started Term definitions My Presario Getting Started Appendix B-3Page Glossary My Presario Getting Started Glossary-1Glossary-2 My Presario Getting Started USB port universal serial bus port a My Presario Getting Started Glossary-3Page Index My Presario Getting Started Index-1Index-2 My Presario Getting Started My Presario Getting Started Index-3
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