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Powermanagement
Whenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyour
computerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyouusethe
power-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.
SpendmoretimeunpluggedwithThinkPadbatteries.Mobilityhasrevolutionizedbusinessbyenabling
youtotakeyourworkwhereveryougo.WithThinkPadbatteries,youwillbeabletoworklongerwithout
beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.
Checkingthebatterystatus
Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatocheckthebatterystatus.
Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse
yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.
Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteriesofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseofdifferentuserhabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthowlongabattery
chargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:
Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.
Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:
Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive.
Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.
Usingtheacpower
Thepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthebatteryorfromacpower.Whileyouuseac
power,thebatterieschargeautomatically.
Yourcomputercomeswithanacpoweradapterandapowercord.
acpoweradapter:Convertsacpowerfornotebookcomputeruse.
Powercord:Connectstheacoutletandtheacpoweradapter.
Connectingtoacpower
Toconnectthecomputertoacpower,dothefollowing:
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