User's Manual

Managing Power 3-1
Chapter 3
Managing Power
Your computer operates either on external AC power or on internal
battery power.
This chapter tells you how you can effectively manage power. To
maintain optimal battery performance, it is important that you use the
battery in the proper way.
The topics in this chapter include:
z What is an AC adapter
z How to charge the battery pack
z When and how to initialize the battery pack
z How to check the battery level
z How to replace the battery pack
z What happens when the battery is low and what actions to take
z What is Power Management
z How to save power
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