Battery Power & Power Management - Alienware Area-51 m5750 User Manual

Alienware Area-51 m5750 Technical Reference
CHAPTER THREE
BATTERY POWER & POWER MANAGEMENT
In this chapter, you will learn the fundamentals of power management and how to use
it to achieve longer battery life.
In this chapter, you will learn how to operate your notebook on battery power, how
to handle and maintain the battery pack, and learn about the system's power saving
features.
The TFT display, central processor, and hard disk drive are the major hardware
subsystems and consume the most power. Power management helps you control how
these key components should behave to conserve power. For example, you can have
the system turn off its display after 2 minutes of inactivity to save power. Efficient
power management can help you work longer sessions before having to recharge the
battery.
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