Power

iii Power
Contents
6 Processor performance controls
7 Battery packs
Identifying battery packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Inserting or removing the primary battery pack. . . . . . . . 7–3
Charging multiple battery packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Charging a battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Monitoring the charge of a battery pack . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
Managing low-battery conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9
Identifying low-battery conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9
Resolving low-battery conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10
Calibrating a battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–11
When to calibrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–11
How to calibrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–11
Conserving battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–15
Conserving power as you work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–15
Selecting power conservation settings. . . . . . . . . . . 7–16
Storing a battery pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–16
Disposing of a used battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–17
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