33The computer operates on AC or battery power. Thischapter contains the information you need to know tooperate the computer on battery power. It also includesinformation on how your computer manages and savespower.ContentsBattery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Battery Pack Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Installing and Removing the Battery Pack . . . . 35Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Charging Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Checking the Battery Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Using the Windows Battery Meter . . . . . . 37Optimizing Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Battery-low Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Power Management Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Display Standby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Hard Disk Standby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Standby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Hibernation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Advanced Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Operating on Battery Power2510.book : 510-2.fm Page 33 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM
