Compaq 1400 Maximizing Battery Operating Time

7-6 CARING FOR YOUR BATTERY PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE
1400 SERIES
If you will not be using your
Notebook for an extended
period of time, Compaq
recommends that you unplug
the electrical cord from the
outlet and remove the
battery while your Notebook
is not in use.
The battery will charge
whether your Notebook is on
or off and will continue to
charge until the battery is
fully charged or AC power
is disconnected.
Battery Charging Time
Batter
y
char
g
in
g
time will var
y
based on the initial batter
y
char
g
e, the t
y
pe of batter
y
, and the activit
y
of
y
our Notebook
while char
g
in
g
.
Purchasing Spare or Extra Batteries
Over time, all batteries lose the abilit
y
to operate at full
capacit
y
, and the batter
y
will have to be replaced. To purchase
a new batter
y
, contact
y
our Compaq-authorized dealer or
access the Compaq Web site at: www.compaq.com/athome.
Maximizing Battery Operating Time
The batter
y
operatin
g
time depends on
y
our power
mana
g
ement settin
g
s. Your Notebook components, the
options, and the applications that
y
ou use also affect the
operatin
g
time. This section of “Carin
g
for Your Batter
y
”
shows
y
ou how to increase the len
g
th of time
y
ou are able to
operate under batter
y
power.
The displa
y
, processor, CD/DVD drive, and hard drive use the
most batter
y
power. To maximize the batter
y
operatin
g
time,
perform one or more of the followin
g
actions:
•Reduce displa
y
bri
g
htness and select a short wait for
y
our
screen saver.
•Select a screen saver that does not
g
enerate a lot of
g
raphics or motion.
•Reduce audio volume or use headphones.