Conserving Battery Power; Setting A Power Usage Mode - Toshiba Portégé M100 Series User Manual

Conserving battery power

How long a fully charged battery lasts when you are using the
computer depends on a number of factors, such as:
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How the computer is configured
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How much you use the display panel instead of an
external monitor
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How much you use the hard disk and other drives
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Whether you use any optional devices to which the
battery supplies power, such as a PC Card
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Where you are working—since operating time decreases
at low temperatures
Toshiba's power-saving options greatly increase the length of
time you can use the computer before it becomes necessary to
recharge the battery.
Toshiba has combined these options into preset power usage
modes.

Setting a power usage mode

1 Click Start, Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
2 Click Performance and Maintenance.
3 Click the Toshiba Power Saver icon.
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Monitoring main battery power
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