Using Toshiba Eco Mode; Changing The Main Battery - Toshiba L500-ST2521 User Manual

2 While continuing to press
desired Power Plan.
The Power Plan options are: Balanced, eco, and High
Performance.
3 Release the
The hot key card disappears. You are now in the selected mode.

Using TOSHIBA eco Mode

This computer is equipped with TOSHIBA eco Mode. Operating
the computer in this mode reduces electrical power consumption by
slightly lowering system performance. For example, in eco Mode
the brightness of the display is reduced and the interval before Sleep
mode takes effect is shortened.
The TOSHIBA eco Utility monitors your power savings from using
eco Mode by tracking real-time power consumption and
accumulated savings over time. To learn how to access the utility,
see "TOSHIBA eco Utility" on page
For more information on eco Mode, please see the Help file in the
eco Utility.

Changing the main battery

When your main battery has run out of power, you have two
options: plug in the AC adaptor or install a charged main battery.
key.
Fn
Never short circuit the battery pack by either accidentally or
intentionally bringing the battery terminals in contact with another
conductive object. This could cause serious injury or fire, and could
also damage the battery pack and computer.
Never expose a battery pack to abnormal shock, vibration or
pressure. The battery pack's internal protective device could
fail, causing it to overheat or ignite, resulting in caustic liquid
leakage, or explosion or fire, possibly resulting in death or
serious injury.
TECHNICAL NOTE: To avoid losing any data, save your files and
then either completely shut down your computer or put it into
Hibernation mode before changing the main battery.
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Using TOSHIBA eco Mode
Fn , press F2 until you select the
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