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The computer operates on AC or battery power. This
chapter contains the information you need to know to
operate the computer on battery power. It also includes
information on how your computer manages and saves
power.
Contents
Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Battery Pack Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Installing and Removing the Battery Pack . . . . 31
Charging the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Charging Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Checking the Battery Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the Windows Battery Meter . . . . . . 33
Optimizing Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Battery-low Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Management Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Display Standby Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Hard Disk Standby Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Peripheral Standby Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Standby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Hibernation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Advanced Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Operating on Battery Power
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