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• Use the battery until the charge is depleted.
• Recharge the battery completely before using it. You can see whether the battery is fully charged from the
battery-status icon in the Windows notification area.
• Always use power management features such as power-saving modes when you are away from your
computer.
Managing the battery power
To achieve the best balance between performance and power saving, adjust your power plan settings.
To adjust power plan settings, do the following:
1. Go to Control Panel, then change the view of Control Panel from Category to Large icons or Small icons.
2. Click Power Options.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Power-saving modes
There are several modes that you can use to conserve power according to your situation and computing
needs.. This section introduces each mode and gives tips on the effective use of battery power.
• Screen blank mode (for Windows 7 only)
The computer display requires considerable battery power. To turn off the power to the display and make
the computer enter screen blank mode, right-click the battery-gauge icon in the windows notification area
and select Power off display.
• Sleep mode
In sleep mode, your work is saved to memory, and then the solid-state drive and the computer display are
turned off. When your computer wakes up, your work is restored within seconds.
To put your computer into sleep mode, press Fn+4.
You also can put the computer into sleep mode by doing the following:
– For Windows 7: Open the Start menu, and then click the arrow next to the Shut down button. Click
Sleep from the menu displayed.
– For Windows 10: Open the Start menu, click
• Hibernation mode
By using this mode, you can turn off your computer completely without saving files or exiting any
programs that are running. When the computer enters hibernation mode, all open programs, folders, and
files are saved to the storage devices, and then the computer turns off.
To put the computer into hibernation mode, do the following:
– For Windows 7: Open the Start menu, then click the arrow next to the Shut down button. Click
Hibernate from the menu displayed.
– For Windows 10: Define what the power button does, and then press the power button to put the
computer into hibernation mode. For more information, see "Front view" on page 1.
If you put your computer into hibernation mode with the wake-up function disabled, the computer does
not consume any power. The wake-up function is disabled by default. If you put your computer into
hibernation mode with the wake-up function enabled, the computer consumes a small amount of power.
To enable the wake-up function, do the following:
1. Go to Control Panel and click System and Security.
2. Click Administrative Tools.
3. Click Task Scheduler. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the
password or provide confirmation.
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Power, and then click Sleep.