Compaq Sapphire Hardware Manual page 4

DRAFT - Revised: 10-28-02
Displaying System Information (Fn+Esc). . . . . . . . . 2-8
Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys with
External Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Using Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Using the Internal Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Using an External Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
3 Battery Packs
Inserting or Removing the Primary Battery Pack . . . . . . 3-2
Using the Optional Travel Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Inserting or Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Attaching or Detaching the Travel Battery and
the Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Monitoring the Charge of a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Displaying Charge Information on the Screen . . . . 3-12
Displaying Charge Information on a
Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Identifying Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
How to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Selecting Power Conservation Settings. . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
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Compa q CONFIDENTIAL-Fo r In tern al U se On ly
1 1/13/02
File: 3099 71-00 1TOC.fm
Hardware Guide