DisablingtheUltraNavpointingdeviceandusinganexternalmouse
IfyouattachanexternalmousetoaUSBconnector,youcanusetheexternalmousesimultaneouslywith
theTrackPointpointingdeviceandthetouchpad.
DisablingtheTrackPointorthetouchpad
IfyouwanttodisabletheTrackPointorthetouchpad,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse➙UltraNav.
2.TodisabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,clearthecheckboxforEnableTrackPoint.
Todisablethetouchpad,clearthecheckboxforEnableTouchPad.
3.ClickOK.
Note:YoucanalsochangetheUltraNavpointingdevicesettingsbyclickingtheUltraNaviconinthe
Windowsnoticationarea.TodisplaytheUltraNaviconintheWindowsnoticationarea,see“Addingthe
UltraNavicontotheWindowsnoticationarea”onpage26.
AddingtheUltraNavicontotheWindowsnoticationarea
ForeasyaccesstotheUltraNavproperties,youcanenablethedisplayoftheUltraNaviconintheWindows
noticationarea.
ToenablethedisplayoftheUltraNaviconintheWindowsnoticationarea,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Mouse.
2.IntheMousePropertieswindow,clicktheUltraNavtab.
3.SelectthecheckboxforShowUltraNavicononthesystemtray.
4.ClickOK.
YoucannowchangethepropertiesoftheUltraNavpointingdevicebyclickingtheUltraNaviconinthe
Windowsnoticationarea.
Powermanagement
Whenyouneedtouseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeep
yourcomputerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyou
usethepower-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.
SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyallowing
youtotakeyourworkwher everyougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout
beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.
Checkingthebatterystatus
ThePowerManagerbatt erygaugeonthetaskbardisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.
Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifculttopredicthow
longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:
•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.
•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer:howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdrive;howbrightyoumakethe
computerdisplay.
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