Care and use of the battery pack
Maximizing battery operating time
A battery’s usefulness depends on how long it can supply power on a single charge.
How long the charge lasts in a battery depends on:
❑How you configure the computer (for example, whether you enable battery- power saving options). The computer provides a battery save mode, which can be set in TOSHIBA Power Saver, to conserve battery power. This mode has the following options:
•CPU Precessing speed
•Screen brightness
•Cooling Method
•System standby
•System Hibernation
•Monitor Power off
•HDD Power off
❑How often and how long you use the hard disk,
❑How much charge the battery contained to begin with.
❑How you use optional devices, such as a PC card, to which the battery sup- plies power.
❑Enabling Resume mode conserves battery power if you are frequently turn- ing the computer off and on.
❑Where you store your programs and data.
❑Closing the display when you are not using the keyboard saves power.
❑Operating time decreases at low temperatures.
❑The condition of the battery terminals. Make sure the battery terminals stay clean by wiping them with a clean dry cloth before installing the battery pack.
POWER AND POWER- UP MODES
