Power Management
Power Slider
4
The Power Slider (click
the battery icon
the notification area) lets
you trade performance
Vs
battery
life,
choose the power mode
you want (see over).
Figure 4 - 11
Battery Icon
(Notification Area) &
Battery Advanced
Settings
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Battery Information
Follow these simple guidelines to get the best use out of your battery.
Battery Power
Your computer's battery power is dependent upon many factors, including the pro-
in
grams you are running, and peripheral devices attached. You can set actions to be
taken (e.g. Shut down, Hibernate etc.), and set critical and low battery levels from
by
power plan Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings (see
4 - 3 on page 4 -
6).
Click the battery icon
charge status. You can also adjust the Power Slider towards Best battery life or
Best performance, or click Battery Settings to quickly adjust battery settings).
in the notification area to see the current battery level and
Figure