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CHAPTER 3

Battery and Power Management

This chapter explains how to manage the computer’s power effectively and use the

standard battery or an optional battery pack.

Standard Battery Pack

When not connected to an external power source, your computer operates with the

rechargeable standard battery pack. The duration of the battery life may be longer if

the computer’s Power Management is active. See the next section for power

management.

To keep the battery life long:

•

Initialize the battery pack if the actual remaining power in your battery is less than

what the battery indicator lights suggest as per the procedure on page 3-3.

•

Turn off your computer when you are not using it.

•

The duration a battery charge will last will depend on the computer

usage. Applications which heavily use the peripherals will experience

shorter power duration.

•

When the battery is not charged, your computer may not operate

properly. Connect the AC power to charge the battery.

•

If you see an error message during booting, press F2 to open the Setup

Utility. Following the instructions in Chapter 8, adjust the Setup Utility

and restart the system.

•

When using the computer for several hours with battery packs, enable

power management and set

System standby

. Refer to the

Power

Management

section in this chapter.

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