Using Alternate Power Sources; Changing Power Modes - Gateway MX6211b User Manual

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Using alternate power sources

Changing power modes

Use the CD or DVD drive only when necessary. This drive uses a large
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amount of power.
Recharge the battery(ies) often, take an extra battery, and fully recharge
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the batteries before traveling. For more information, see
battery" on page
To extend battery life, use alternate power sources whenever possible.
If traveling internationally, take electrical adapters. Save the battery for
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times when you cannot use a power adapter. If you plan on taking your
AC power adapter, also take a single-plug surge protector.
If you will have access to an EmPower™ in-flight power receptacle, an
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automobile power outlet, or an automobile cigarette lighter, use an
airplane/automobile power adapter (if supported by your notebook) or
power inverter. Save the battery(ies) for times when you cannot use a
power adapter.
To find AC power outlets in airports, look for them next to support pillars,
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in large areas such as boarding gates, and under banks of telephones.
You can use the following power modes to lengthen the life of your notebook's
battery(ies):
Standby - while your notebook is in Standby, it switches to a low power
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state where devices, such as the display and drives, turn off.
Hibernate - (also called save to disk) writes all current memory (RAM)
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information to the hard drive, then turns your notebook completely off.
The next time you turn on your notebook, it reads the memory
information from the hard drive and opens the programs and documents
that were open when you activated Hibernate mode.
Using power saving modes
Always save your work before using Standby mode. In Standby mode, your
notebook reduces or turns off the power to most devices except memory.
However, the information in memory is not saved to the hard drive. If power is
interrupted, the information is lost.
When in Hibernate mode, your notebook saves all memory information to the
hard drive, then turns the power completely off.
If your notebook is...
On
On
In Standby or Hibernate
mode
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...and you want to... ...then
Enter Standby mode Press F
Enter Hibernate mode (must Click Start, then click
be activated) Turn Off Computer. Press and hold S
then click Hibernate.
Exit Standby or Hibernate Press the power button.
mode
Extending battery life
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