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Power Consumption Values
The following table summarizes approximate power con-
sumption using various computer power-saving features,
manual and automatic.
Power Consumption by Operating Mode
Operating Mode Typical Power Consumption
Manual Standby* with DOS background tasks 4.0 – 6.0 watts
Manual Standby* with no background tasks 2.0 – 4.0 watts
Auto Suspend† with DOS background tasks 3.5 – 6.0 watts
Auto Suspend† with Windows background tasks 2.5 – 5.0 watts
Auto Suspend† without background tasks 2.0 – 3.5 watts
Cover Closed Suspend mode 2.0 – 3.2 watts
Operation with hard disk access‡ 7.5 – 12.5 watts
Operation with no hard disk access‡ 7.0 – 9.0 watts
Operation with LCD off 3.5 – 6.5 watts
Setup Program LCD Power set to Low 0.5 watts
LCD brightness, minimum to maximum 1.5 – 3.5 watts
Typical full-charge battery capacity 32.4 watts
Maximum power consumption, all options 20.5 watts
*Press STANDBY to enter Standby mode.
†Select Auto Suspend in the Setup Program’s Power Savings category.
‡Add 3 to 3.5 watts if BatteryPro is not activated (level 0).
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