Conserving Battery Power - Toshiba P500-ST5801 User Manual

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Mobile Computing
Monitoring main battery power
To change the default notification settings:
1 Click Start, Control Panel, Mobile PC, and then Power
Options.
The Power Options window appears.
2 Click Change plan settings under the power plan to be
customized.
The Edit Plan Settings window appears.
3 Click Change advanced power settings.
The Advanced settings tab of the Power Options window
appears.
(Sample Image) Advanced settings tab of Power Options screen
4 Click Battery to display the battery options.
5 Configure the alarm settings to suit your needs.

Conserving battery power

How long a fully charged battery pack lasts when you are using the
computer depends on a number of factors, such as:
How the computer is configured
How much you use the internal storage drive, optical drive,
diskette drives, or other optional devices
Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low
temperatures