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Powermanagement
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtouseacpowerandbatterypowertoachievethebestbalance
betweenperformanceandpowermanagement.
Usingtheacpoweradapter
Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthebatteryorfromacpower.Whileyouuseac
power,thebatterychargesautomatically.
Yourcomputercomeswithanacpoweradapterandapowercord.
acpoweradapter:Convertsacpowerfornotebookcomputeruse.
Powercord:Connectstheacoutletandtheacpoweradapter.
Connectingtheacpoweradapter
Toconnectthecomputertoacpower,ensurethatyoufollowthestepsinorder:
Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordmightseverelydamageyourcomputer.
1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.
2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.
3.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.
Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter
Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.
Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto
thetransformer.
Usingthebattery
Whenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyour
computerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyouusethe
power-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.
SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenablingyou
totakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youareabletoworklongerwithoutbeingtied
toanelectricaloutlet.
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