Lenovo X131E manual Handling the battery, Wireless off, Enabling the wakeup function

–For Windows 8: Right-click the battery status icon from the Windows notification area and click Power Options. Then click Change plan settings that is next to your power plan.

•Wireless off

When you are not using the wireless features, such as Bluetooth or wireless LAN, turn them off. This will help conserve power. To turn off the wireless features, press Fn+F5 or use the wireless radio switch.

Enabling the wakeup function

If you put your computer into hibernation mode, and the wakeup function is disabled (this is the default setting), the computer does not consume any power. If the wakeup function is enabled, it consumes a small amount of power.

To enable the function, do the following:

1.Go to Control Panel and click System and Security ➙ Administrative Tools.

2.Double-click Task Scheduler. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

3.From the left pane, select the task folder for which you want to enable the wakeup function. The scheduled tasks are displayed.

4.Click a scheduled task, and then click the Conditions tab.

5.Under Power, select the check box for Wake the computer to run this task.

Enabling the battery alarm on the Windows 7 operating system

For the Windows 7 operating system, you can program your computer so that when the battery power falls below a certain level, three events occur:

•The alarm goes off.

•A warning message is displayed.

•The LCD is turned off.

To enable the battery alarm, do the following:

1.Start the Power Manager program.

2.Click the Global Power Settings tab.

3.For Low battery alarm or Critically low battery alarm, set the percentage of the power level and set the action.

Note: If your computer enters sleep or hibernation mode when the battery is low, but the alarm message has not yet been displayed, the message will be displayed when the computer resumes. To resume normal operation, click OK.

Handling the battery

This system supports only batteries specially designed for this specific system and manufactured by Lenovo or an authorized builder. The system does not support unauthorized batteries or batteries designed for other systems. If an unauthorized battery or a battery designed for another system is installed, the system will not charge.

Attention: Lenovo has no responsibility for the performance or safety of unauthorized batteries, and provides no warranties for failures or damage arising out of their use.

Note: If an unauthorized battery is installed, the following message will be displayed: “The battery installed is not supported by this system and will not charge. Please replace the battery with the correct Lenovo battery for this system.”

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