User's Manual

Reduce the screen brightness. Decrease brightness by pushing

. Increase it by pushing

Use the AC adapter or vehicle adapter whenever possible.

Use the "Mobile Computer" power management scheme, which helps save power. To set this

value, select Power Management (Power Options) from the Control Panel, select the Power

Schemes tab, then set the scheme to "Mobile Computer".

When running on battery power, make sure your system suspends automatically after a few

minutes of inactivity. PC Cards, radios, custom applications, or modified system settings may

affect this.

Remove PC Cards and unplug peripherals when you are not using them. They may draw power

from the system even when not in use.

Avoid operating the fax/modem, or audio and video applications when using battery power.

Operating a fax/modem, video, or audio equipment increases the computer’s power requirements.

Don't use screen savers as they draw excessive current, especially “3D” screen savers.

Set the computer to automatically run the CPU at a lower speed when the computer is operating

on battery power. Set this value as follows:

1. While your computer is booting, press the

DEL

key when you see the message "Hit DEL if

you want to run setup".

2. Select the Power Management Setup menu option after the Setup Utility screen is displayed.

3. Set the "Intel(R)SpeedStep(TM) technology" menu option to Recommended.

4. Press the

Esc

key, then select Save Settings and Exit when you are finished setting up your

computer.

5. Then, in Windows, right click on the Mobile System Monitor icon ( or ) in the

toolbar, which is normally located at the bottom right corner of the display.

6. Select an option that keeps the CPU at 75% or less when on battery.

Avoid or minimize using applications that keep the CPU busy a large percentage of the time. The

following will help you determine if your system is running such applications:

Identifying power wasting programs

To determine if applications or processes are keeping the CPU busy

1. Start the Task Manager utility. To open Windows Task Manager, right-click an empty space on

the taskbar, and then click Task Manager.

2. Select the Performance tab to view runnin

lications, and the Process tab to view runnin

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