Power Battery Conservation Settings and Procedures Using the following battery conservation settings and procedures extends the run time of a battery pack. ■ Turn off wireless and local area network (LAN) connections and exit modem applications when you are not using them. ■ Disconnect from the notebook any external devices that use power from the notebook. Battery run time is not affected by external devices that are plugged into an external power source. ■ Stop or remove a PC Card you are not using. ■ Disable or remove an SD (Secure Digital) Card or MMC (multimedia card) you are not using. ■ Lower screen brightness. Screen brightness can be lowered by pressing the Fn+F7 hotkeys.
■ Lower system volume. Volume can be lowered with the decrease volume button. ■ Turn off a device connected to the S-Video connector. A device connected to the S-Video connector can be turned off by using the Fn+F4 hotkeys to switch the image from the S-Video device to the notebook display. ■ If you leave your work, initiate Standby or Hibernation or shut down the notebook. ■ Select a short wait time, 5 minutes or less, for the monitor timeout. To change monitor timeout settings, select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance icon > Power Options icon > Power Meter tab. Select a short wait time from the Turn Off Monitor drop-down list, then select OK.
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