Power
Startup and Reference Guide—Part 2 4–25
Battery Conservation Settings
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. For more
information, refer to the “Using a PC Card” section in
Chapter 8.
■ Disable or remove a Digital Media card (SD, MMC, Memory
Stick, or SmartMedia) you are not using.
■ Lower screen brightness.
■ Lower system volume.
■ Turn off a device connected to the S-Video jack.
■ 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.
