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Setting battery alarms
You can set two alarms. Each alarm can be set to alert you
when a specified percentage of remaining battery power has
been reached. You can set how the warning occurs: sound an
alarm, display a message, both, or none. You can also set the
computer to enter Standby mode or Hibernation mode or to
completely power down when the alarm goes off.
To change the default alarm settings:
1
Click Start, then Control Panel, and then Performance and
Maintenance.
2
Click the TOSHIBA Power Saver icon.
3
Click the Setup Action tab.
4
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:
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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.
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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 having to recharge the
main battery.
Toshiba has combined these options into several preset power
usage modes.
Mobile Computing
Monitoring main battery power
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