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Battery Notes:
All batteries eventually wear out and lose the ability to hold a charge. You may
need to replace your battery pack after a year of average usage. The battery
is only warranted for 1 year.
All batteries lose their charge if they sit unused for an extended time period.
When not used, battery can discharge fully in 2 to 3 months.
Increasing Battery Life
You can increase battery life using the following methods:
General Environment
Using the methods below you can increase battery life by as much as 1.5 times.
Detach any unnecessary USB and PS/2 devices - (camera, mouse, keyboard
etc.)
Do not use any Multimedia programs - (Windows Media Player, audio/video
CDs) unless absolutely necessary.
Adjust LCD Brightness
Reducing the LCD display brightness will reduce the power consumption of the
battery. However the computer will automatically reduce the brightness after 20
minutes of inactivity. The screen will be returned to original settings when you resume
using the computer.
To reduce the LCD display brightness use the key <Fn+F9> combination.
Power Management
To change the time until your computer goes into reduced power modes, use the system
power management function.
1. Click Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance.
2. Click Power Options.
The power options panel enables you to reduce the time until your computer goes into
standby mode for example. See "Using Power Management Options" on page 45 for
instructions on how to use this battery saving tool.
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