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Conserving battery power

Conserving battery power

How long a fully charged battery pack lasts when you are using the computer depends on a number of factors, such as:

How the computer is configured.

How much you use the display panel instead of an external monitor.

How much you use the hard disk and other drives.

Whether you use any optional devices to which the battery supplies power.

Where you are working—since operating time decreases at low temperatures.

Toshiba’s power-saving options greatly increase the length of time you can use the computer before having to recharge the main battery.

Toshiba has combined these options into several preset power usage modes.

Setting a power usage mode

1Click Start, Control Panel.

The Control Panel window appears.

2Click Performance and Maintenance.