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Mobile Computing

Conserving battery power

 

 

 

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

Toshiba has combined these options into three preset power usage modes:

❖Long Life — This option provides you with the most efficient power usage, prolonging the time you can use your battery before you have to recharge or replace it.

❖Normal — This option provides average power usage, where the battery will need to be replaced or recharged sooner than the Long Life option.

❖High Power — This option uses optimum power to run your computer, therefore, you will need to replace or recharge the battery more often than with the Long Life and Normal power usage options.

The procedure for setting up your system to run more efficiently and prolong the time you can use a battery involves selecting options from two utilities:

❖Toshiba Hardware Setup

❖Power Saver Utility

Using Hardware Setup

The first stage is to select the Toshiba Hardware Setup option:

1Click Start, point to Control Panel, then double-click Toshiba Hardware Setup.

The Toshiba Hardware Setup window appears.