iv Hardware and Software Guide
Contents
2Power
Power Control and Light Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Selecting a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Using External or Battery Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Initiating Standby, Hibernation or Shutdown . . . . . . 2–8
Default Power Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9
Turning the Notebook or Display On or Off . . . . . . 2–10
Initiating or Restoring from Hibernation. . . . . . . . . 2–11
Initiating or Resuming from Standby . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . 2–13
Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Accessing the Power Options Window . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Displaying the Power Meter Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
Setting or Changing a Power Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15
Using a Security Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16
Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17
Inserting or Removing a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . 2–17
Charging Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–19
Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . 2–20
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–21
Calibrating a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–24
Conserving Battery Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–28
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–29
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–30