Conserving Battery Power - Acer Extensa Series User Manual

Conserving Battery Power

The following tips can help you prolong the life
of a battery charge:
Y
Keep the display at the lowest comfortable
brightness and contrast level. Reducing
brightness and contrast even a small
amount can significantly reduce power
consumption and increase operating time.
Y
Enter Setup using the Setup button to
access the Power Management screen and
enable the power saving parameters.
Y
You can minimize the number of times the
computer needs to access the hard disk by
using disk caches or
Y
Disconnect or turn off external options that
you are not using.
Y
Use only Texas Instrument options. These
options are designed to operate with the
least possible energy consumption. Third-
party options (such as
devices) can drain the battery more quickly.
3-10
disks.
RAM
and mouse
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