Compaq M300 manual Initiating Quick Controls, Setting a Power Conservation Level

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Initiating Quick Controls

Quick Controls security features disable the keyboard and pointing device and clear the screen. Before you can use Quick Controls, you must set a power-on password and enable Quick Control preferences. For instructions, refer to Chapter 11.

■To initiate Quick Controls manually, press Fn+F6.

■To exit Quick Controls, enter your power-on password.

The Fn+F6 hotkeys cannot be used on an external keyboard connected through a USB connector on the computer or an optional docking base.

Setting a Power Conservation Level

In Windows 98 press Fn+F7 to open the Power Schemes window.

In Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 press Fn+F7 to open the Battery

Conservation Settings window.

■To select a preset battery conservation level, choose among

❏High—Maximizes running time from a single charge.

❏Medium—Balances system performance with running time.

❏None (Drain)—Runs the computer at full power.

■For information about the Custom level, refer to “Using Power Preferences” in Chapter 4.

Viewing Battery Charge Status

Press Fn+F8 to view the status of all installed battery packs. Battery packs are listed by location.

■To display the location of a listed battery pack, select the corresponding battery icon.

■A lightening bolt icon beside a battery icon indicates that the battery pack in that location is charging.