Conserving Battery Power; To Save Battery Power; To Change A Time-Out Setting - HP OMNIBOOK 3000 User Handbook Manual

Conserving Battery Power

The OmniBook uses Advanced Power Management (APM) to conserve battery
power. You can take steps to optimize your battery operating time.
In this section you'll learn how to
Save battery power.
Specify the automatic time-out settings.

To save battery power

Follow these suggestions to conserve battery power.
Plug in the ac adapter, especially while using the floppy drive, the CD-ROM
drive, or any external connections.
Put the OmniBook in Suspend mode whenever you are not using it for a short
while: close the lid, or press the blue power button for about 1 second, or click
Start menu, Suspend.
Put the OmniBook in Hibernate mode whenever you want to save your current
session but will not be using it for several hours or more: press Fn+F12.
Turn the OmniBook off whenever you will not be using it for several hours or
more: press the blue power button for more than 4 seconds or click Start menu,
Shut Down.
Turn down the brightness of the display to the lowest comfortable level (Fn+F1).
This reduces the backlight power.
Set the automatic time-out settings to emphasize saving power. See
a time-out setting."
If you work with an application that uses the serial port or an I/O PC Card, exit
the application when you're done using it.
If you have an I/O PC Card—that is, a PC Card having an external connection,
such as a modem or network card—remove it when you're not using it. Some I/O
cards use significant power, even while they're inactive.

To change a time-out setting

The BIOS Setup utility includes settings for automatic time-outs at specified periods
of inactivity. (This program is described fully in the Reference Guide that came with
your OmniBook.) When enabled, these settings save power. There are four different
time-outs, inducing different levels of power shut-down and conservation.
1. Reset the computer
utility. Active keys are described along the bottom of the screen. (The TouchPad
does not work in BIOS Setup.) Help information for the highlighted item appears
in the right-hand sidebar in the display.
2. Select the Power menu.
and press F2, when prompted, to enter the BIOS Setup
"To change
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