Conserving Battery Power; To Save Battery Power - HP OmniBook 7100 Reference Manual

Conserving Battery Power

The OmniBook uses Advanced Power Management (APM) to conserve battery
power. You can take steps to optimize your battery operating time. This section
describes how to
Save battery power.
Set time-outs.
Get the most from your battery.

To save battery power

Follow these suggestions to conserve battery power.
Plug in the ac adapter, especially while using the floppy disk drive, the CD-ROM
drive, or any external connections.
Put the OmniBook in Suspend mode whenever you are not using it for a short
while: close the lid, or press the blue power button for approximately 1 second,
or select Start menu, Suspend.
Put the OmniBook in Hibernate mode whenever you want to save your current
session, but will not be using the computer for several hours or more (Fn+F12).
Shut down the OmniBook whenever you will not be using it for several hours or
more. Click Start, Shut Down. The current session is not saved.
Turn the brightness of the display down to the lowest comfortable level. This
reduces the backlight power and extends the life of your OmniBook display.
Set the automatic time-out settings to emphasize saving power (page 3-10).
If you work with an application that uses the serial port or a PC Card, exit the
application when you are done using it.
If you have an I/O PC Card—that is, a PC Card having an external connection,
such as a modem or network card—remove it when you are not using it. Some
I/O cards use significant power, even while they're inactive.
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