IBM ThinkPad 600 User Manual

Chapter 4. Using Your Computer with a Battery Pack
If you use your ThinkPad computer with the battery pack, you need
to conserve the power for long operation. The ThinkPad computer is
provided with power management for saving battery power, and it
always indicates the battery status. This chapter describes these
function for battery operation.
Using the Battery Pack ....................... 20
Charging the Battery Pack .................... 20
Monitoring the Battery Status .................. 20
Using the Battery Status Indicator .............. 21
Using the Fuel-Gauge Program ............... 23
Saving Battery Power ........................ 24
Using the Power Management Modes ............. 24
Customizing Power Management ................ 28
Setting the Suspend Timer .................. 28
Enabling Hibernation Mode .................. 29
Considerations When Using a Power Management Mode .. 30
Considerations for Suspend Mode .............. 30
Considerations for Hibernation Mode ............ 32
Notes for Reinstalling or Installing the Operating System 33
Using Other Battery-Saving Methods .............. 35
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IBM ThinkPad 600 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Pentium II
Graphics	Neomagic MagicGraph128XD
Operating System	Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0
Resolution	800 x 600
Battery	Lithium-Ion
Optical Drive	Optional external CD-ROM drive
Ports	Serial, Parallel, VGA
Network	10/100 Ethernet
Clock Speed	233 MHz to 300 MHz
Display	12.1-inch TFT