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Replacingthecap
Thecap1ontheendoftheTrackPointpointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiod
oftime,youcanreplacethecapwithanewone.
Note:TheTrackPointcapusedinyourcomputerhasgrooves2asshowninthefollowingillustration.
EnsurethatyoureplacetheTrackPointcapwithacorrectonethathassuchgrooves.
Powermanagement
Whenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyour
computerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyouusethe
power-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.
SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenabling
youtotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout
beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.
Checkingthebatterystatus
ThebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnoticationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.
Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifculttopredicthow
longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:
•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.
•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:
–Howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.
–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.
Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpenthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.
•ForWindows8,dooneofthefollowing:
–OpentheLenovoSupportprogramandclickBatteryHealth.
–OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.
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