User Manual

Power Management
Conserving Battery Power 3 - 11
3
Conserving Battery Power
•Use a power plan that conserves power (e.g Power saver), however note that
this may have an affect on computer performance.
• Lower the brightness level of the LCD display. The system will decrease LCD
brightness slightly to save power when it is not powered by the AC/DC adapter.
• Reduce the amount of time before the display is turned off.
• Close wireless, Bluetooth, modem or communication applications when they are
not being used.
• Disconnect/remove any unnecessary external devices e.g. USB devices,
ExpressCards etc.

Windows Mobility
Center
The Windows Mobility
Center control panel
provides an easy point
of access for information
on battery status, power
plans used etc.
DO NOT use the Win-
dows Mobility Center
to power on/off the
WLAN module as this
can cause some unex-
pected behavior.
Figure 3 - 6
Windows Mobility
Center