Toshiba A9 User Guide
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Mobile Computing
Monitoring main battery power
2
Click Change plan settings under the power plan to be
customized.
customized.
The Edit Plan Settings window appears.
3
Click Change advanced power settings.
The Advanced settings tab of the Power Options window
appears.
appears.
(Sample Image) Advanced settings tab of Power Options screen
4
Click Battery to display the battery options.
5
Configure the alarm settings to suit your needs.
Conserving battery power
How long a fully charged battery pack lasts when you are using the
computer depends on a number of factors, such as:
computer depends on a number of factors, such as:
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How the computer is configured
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How much you use the hard disk, optical drive, diskette drives,
or other optional devices
or other optional devices
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Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low
temperatures
temperatures
There are various ways in which you can conserve power and
extend the operating time of your battery:
extend the operating time of your battery:
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Enable Sleep or Hibernation, which saves power when you turn
off the computer and turn it back on again
off the computer and turn it back on again
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Use the Microsoft
®
power-saving option Plans