User's Manual

Power Management
Battery Information 3 - 11
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Conserving Battery Power
•Use a power plan that conserves power (e.g Power saver), however note that
this may have an affect on computer performance.
• Lower the brightness level of the LCD display. The system will decrease LCD
brightness slightly to save power when it is not powered by the AC/DC adapter.
• Reduce the amount of time before the display is turned off.
• Close wireless, Bluetooth, modem or communication applications when they are
not being used.
• Disconnect/remove any unnecessary external devices e.g. USB devices,
ExpressCards etc.
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Windows Mobility
Center
The Windows Mobility
Center control panel pro-
vides an easy point of ac-
cess for information on
battery status, power plans
used and wireless device
status etc.
Figure 3 - 6
Windows Mobility
Center