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Maximizingthebatterylife
Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:
Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatus
indicatorstartsblinkingorange.
Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows
greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.
Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspowermodes,screenblank,sleep,andhibernation.
Managingthebatterypower
Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,adjustyourpowerplansettings.
Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclicktheBatterytab.Forinstructionson
howtostartthePowerManagerprogram,seeAccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7operating
system”onpage16
.
ForWindows8:GotoControlPanelandclickPowerOptions.
Formoreinformation,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
Power-savingmodes
Thereareseveralmodesthatyoucanuseatanytimetoconservepower.Thissectionintroduceseach
modeandgivestipsontheeffectiveuseofthebatterypower.
Introducingthepower-savingmodes
Screenblank(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)
Thecomputerdisplayrequiresconsiderablebatterypower.Toturnoffpowertothedisplay,right-clickthe
batterygaugeiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandselectPoweroffdisplay.
Sleep
Insleepmode,yourworkissavedtomemory,andthentheharddiskdriveandthecomputerdisplayare
turnedoff.Whenyourcomputerwakesup,yourworkisrestoredwithinseconds.Toputyourcomputer
intosleepmode,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:
1.ClickStart.
2.ClickthetrianglemarkontherightsideoftheShutdownicon;thenselectSleep.
ForWindows8:
1.Movethecursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharm.
2.ClickSettingsPowerSleep.
Dependingonthecomputermodel,yourcomputermightsupportthe30DayStandbyfunction.Whenthis
functionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesevenlesspowerinsleepmodeandtakesonlyseconds
toresumenormaloperationwhenyoupressthepowerbutton.Formoreinformationaboutthe30Day
Standbyfunction,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7:RefertothehelpinformationsystemofthePowerManagerprogram.Forinstructions
onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,seeAccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7
operatingsystem”onpage16
.
ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.
Hibernation
Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavinglesorexitingfromany
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