Compaq Personal Computer manual To Get the Most from Your Battery Packs

Battery Packs and Power Management

To Get the Most from Your Battery Packs

Follow these suggestions to make your battery power last as long as possible:

■Plug in the AC adapter, especially when using a CD-ROM or DVD drive, or any external connections such as a PC Card or a modem.

■Set the display brightness to the lowest comfortable level (Fn+F1).

■Put the notebook in Standby when you will not be using it for a short while.

■Put the notebook in Hibernation whenever you want to save your current session but will not be using the notebook for a day or more.

■Set the automatic timeout settings to emphasize saving power. If your notebook has a multispeed processor, use the lower speed on battery power (the default settings conserve battery power).

■If your notebook has a wireless on-off button, turn off the wireless function when you are not using it. Press the wireless on-off button to turn off the light.

■If you have a PC Card, such as a network card, remove it when you are not using it. Some PC Cards use significant power even while they are inactive.

■If you work with an application that uses the serial port or a PC Card, exit the application when you finish using it.

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