Gateway 9150 Guía Del Usuario

Chapter 3: Managing Power Consumption     51

You can extend the battery life by following these practices:

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Dim the display brightness as low as is comfortable.

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Close the LCD lid when not in use. The LCD display stays off until 
you open the lid.

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If your PC Card uses battery power even when not in use, remove the 
card between uses. Check the PC Card manufacturer’s documentation 
for your card’s power requirements.

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Keep the battery pack in the computer when using AC power to 
continuously charge the battery.

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Use the DVD or CD-ROM only when necessary. (Both of these drives 
use a large amount of battery power.)

See “Managing power” on page 52 for more information about changing 
the power management settings in Windows 98.

See “Using the Power menu” on page 56 for more information about 
accessing the Power menu settings in the BIOS Setup program for 
Windows 95 and Windows NT.