Power
Startup and Reference Guide—Part 2 4–17
Battery Conservation Settings and
Procedures
Using the following battery conservation settings and procedures
extends the run time of a battery pack.
■ Turn off wireless and local area network (LAN) connections
and exit modem applications when you are not using them.
■ Disconnect from the notebook any external devices that use
power from the notebook. Battery run time is not affected by
external devices that are plugged into an external power
source.
■ Stop or remove a PC Card you are not using.
■ Disable or remove an SD (Secure Digital) Card or MMC
(multimedia card) you are not using.
■ Lower screen brightness. Screen brightness can be lowered
by pressing the
Fn+F7 hotkeys.
■ Lower system volume. Volume can be lowered with the
decrease volume button.
■ Turn off a device connected to the S-Video connector. A
device connected to the S-Video connector can be turned
off by using the
Fn+F4 hotkeys to switch the image from the
S-Video device to the notebook display.
■ If you leave your work, initiate Standby or Hibernation or
shut down the notebook.
■ Select a short wait time, 5 minutes or less, for the monitor
timeout. To change monitor timeout settings, select Start >
Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance icon > Power
Options icon > Power Meter tab. Select a short wait time
from the Turn Off Monitor drop-down list, then select OK.
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