Conserving Battery Power - Toshiba Satellite C40 Series User Manual

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Mobile Computing
Monitoring battery power
4 Click or touch Change advanced power settings.
The Advanced settings tab of the Power Options window
appears.
5 Double-click or touch Battery to display the battery options.
(Sample Image) Advanced settings tab of Power Options screen
6 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 internal storage drive, optical disc
drive, or other optional devices
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Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low
temperatures
There are various ways in which you can conserve power and
extend the operating time of your battery:
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Enable Sleep or Hibernation, which saves power when you turn
off the computer and turn it back on again
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Use the Windows
®
power-saving option plans