Keyboard and Pointing Devices
Hardware Guide 3–7
Set Power Conservation Level (Fn+F7)
■ Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 98—Press Fn+F7
to open the Power Schemes window.
■ Windows NT 4.0—Press Fn+F7 to open the Battery
Conservation Settings window.
To select a preset battery conservation level, choose among
■ High—Maximizes running time from a single charge.
■ Medium—Balances system performance with running time.
■ None (Drain)—Runs the computer at full power.
For information about the custom level, refer to the Compaq
Utilities guide, "Security Management" section, on this CD.
View Battery Charge (Fn+F8)
Battery pack locations are indicated by number: (1) computer
primary battery bay, (2) computer external battery pack, (3)
Mobile Expansion Unit right MultiBay, and (4) Mobile
Expansion Unit left MultiBay.
Press
Fn+F8 to display the status of all installed battery packs.
Adjust Screen Brightness (Fn+10)
Press Fn+F10 to display the screen brightness control slide bar.
Click and drag upward on the slide bar to increase screen
brightness or downward to decrease screen brightness. You also
can adjust the brightness with the left and right arrow keys.
Display System Information (Fn+esc)
Press Fn+esc to display information about system hardware
components and software version numbers.
Press
Fn+esc a second time to remove the system information
from the screen.