Chapter 3 - Battery and Power Management
Turning On Your System
After installing the battery pack, allow it to charge fully before using your system for the first time. Once the battery is fully charged, go ahead and open your system and push the power button. Hold the button down for one second to turn on the system.
Note: Be sure to wait at least one to two seconds between each time you press the power button. Otherwise, the button may not respond.
Battery Endurance Tips
How long can you run on a single charge? This varies greatly with how you use your system and how you configure its
•Use the AC adapter whenever possible
•Operate in cooler temperatures
•Store the battery in low humidity also, in SETUP:
•Uncheck “LCD Max Brightness”
•Uncheck “L1 Cache Enable”
•Uncheck “L2 Cache Enable”
See Chapter 5, Using SETUP, to learn how to set the power management features.
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