Adding The Ultranav Icon To The Windows Notification Area; Power Management; Checking Battery Status; Using The Ac Power Adapter - Lenovo ThinkPad L430 User Manual

Disabling the TrackPoint pointing device or the touch pad
If you want to disable the TrackPoint pointing device or the touch pad, do the following:
1. Click Start ➙ Control Panel ➙ Hardware and Sound ➙ Mouse ➙ UltraNav.
2. To disable the TrackPoint pointing device, clear the check box for Enable TrackPoint .
To disable the touch pad, clear the check box for Enable touch pad.
3. Click OK.
Note: You can also open the UltraNav properties window by clicking the UltraNav icon on the taskbar. For
details, refer to the instructions in "Adding the UltraNav icon to the Windows notification area" on page 27.

Adding the UltraNav icon to the Windows notification area

For easy access to the UltraNav properties, you can enable the display of the UltraNav in the Windows
notification area.
To enable the display the UltraNav icon in the Windows notification area, do the following:
1. Click Start ➙ Control Panel ➙ Hardware and Sound ➙ Mouse ➙ UltraNav.
2. In the Mouse Properties window, click the UltraNav tab.
3. Select the check box for Show UltraNav icon on the system tray.
4. Click OK or Apply.
5. Click Show hidden icons on the taskbar. The UltraNav icon is displayed. To add it to the taskbar
permanently, click Customize and proceed to customize the settings.

Power management

When you need to use your computer away from electrical outlets, you depend on battery power to keep
your computer running. Different computer components consume power at different rates. The more you
use the power-intensive components, the faster you consume battery power.
Spend more time unplugged with ThinkPad batteries. Mobility has revolutionized business by allowing
you to take your work wherever you go. With ThinkPad batteries, you will be able to work longer without
being tied to an electrical outlet.

Checking battery status

The Power Manager Battery Gauge in the task tray displays the percentage of battery power remaining.
The rate at which you use battery power will determine how long you can use the battery of your computer
between charges. Because each computer user has different habits and needs, it is difficult to predict how
long a battery charge will last. There are two main factors:
• How much energy is stored in the battery when you begin to work.
• The way you use your computer. For example, how often you access the hard disk drive or the solid state
drive? How bright you make the computer display? And how often you use wireless features?

Using the ac power adapter

The power to run your computer can come either from the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack provided with it,
or from ac power through the ac power adapter. While you use ac power, the battery charges automatically.
The ac power adapter that comes with your computer has two basic components:
1. The transformer pack that converts ac power adapter for use with the computer.
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