Compaq E500 specifications Conserving Battery Power in Windows

Conserving Battery Power in Windows 95

■Select Start⊕Settings⊕Control Panel⊕Power. Then:

❏On the Battery Conservation Settings tab, select the High battery conservation level or select the Custom battery conservation level, then enter even lower settings.

❏On the Disk Drives tab, set a low When Powered By Batteries timeout for the disk drive.

❏If you are using a PC Card modem, click the PC-Card Modems tab, then select the Turn Off PC-Card Modems When Not in Use check box.

■If Infrared Monitor is enabled, select

Start⊕Settings⊕Control Panel⊕Infrared⊕Options tab, then clear the Search for and Provide Status for Devices in range check box.

IMPORTANT: You cannot establish an infrared link while this check box is cleared. For more information about infrared, refer to Chapter 8.

■If a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM is in the system, clear the CD- ROM Auto Insert Notification check box.

Conserving Battery Power in Windows 98

■Select Start⊕Settings⊕Control Panel⊕Power Management⊕Power Schemes tab, then create a power scheme that conserves battery power.

■Select Start⊕Settings⊕Control Panel⊕Power Management⊕Battery Conservation Settings. Then select a low screen brightness.

■Select the infrared icon in the task bar⊕Options tab, then clear the Search for and Provide Status for Devices in range check box.

IMPORTANT: You cannot establish an infrared link while this check box is cleared. For more information about infrared, refer to Chapter 8.

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