Toshiba Portege 4000 User Manual page 16

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Using PC Cards..................................................................... 91
Using your computer at the office....................................... 92
Using a computer lock.......................................................... 92
Caring for your computer..................................................... 93
Chapter 5: Power Management............................................... 95
Toshiba's energy-saver design............................................. 95
Running the computer on battery power........................... 96
What to do when the battery alarm sounds..................... 100
Changing batteries.............................................................. 101
Taking care of your battery................................................. 103
Conserving power............................................................... 105
Additional battery options .................................................. 106
Powering down the computer........................................... 107
Using Shut down................................................................ 111
Using Hibernation............................................................... 114
Using Standby..................................................................... 116
Hot swapping.................................................................... 91
Cleaning the computer..................................................... 93
Moving the computer....................................................... 94
Charging the batteries...................................................... 96
Monitoring battery power................................................ 97
Safety precautions.......................................................... 103
Maximizing battery life................................................... 104
Disposing of used batteries safely ................................ 104
Power usage modes in the Windows® operating
system............................................................................. 106
Using a hot key to set the power usage mode............. 106
Shut down command.................................................... 107
Hibernation command................................................... 108
Standby command......................................................... 110
Shutting down more quickly......................................... 111
Starting again after Shut down...................................... 114
Going into Hibernation mode more quickly................. 114
Starting again from Hibernation.................................... 115