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Computing on the Road
Remove peripheral devices (USB devices, PC Cards, external
mouse, etc.) when not in use
Turn off the wireless LAN function when it is not in use (Î page
140)
Minimize power consumption for the DVD MULTI drive
• Power consumption for the DVD MULTI drive can be minimized using the settings in
[Main] menu of the Setup Utility. (Î page 151)
• Set [CD/DVD Drive Power] to [Off].
The DVD MULTI drive power will always be off when the computer is started up.
The drive consumes power when the power is on, even if it is not being used.
Turning this [Off] will reduce the power consumption. Even if [CD/DVD Drive Power]
is set to [Off], when the Windows has been started up, the drive power can be
turned on. (Î page 62)
• Use the Optical Disc Drive Power-Saving utility. (Î page 65)
When using this computer with the battery pack only
• We recommend against using applications that place a significant load on the CPU
• Some screensavers place a large burden on the CPU even when you are not operating
the computer
We recommend that you do not use a screensaver
• We recommend that you fully charge the battery pack beforehand
• Refer to [Important Tips] as well (Î page 29)
<Only for CF-Y2 series>
Use the memory and video power conservation setting.
Using [Memory/Video Power Save] in [Main] menu of the Setup Utility, you can adjust
settings to give priority to either power conservation or computer processing speed.
At the time of purchase, the computer is set to [Battery Optimized] which gives priority to
power conservation.
If you want to give priority to computer processing speed, change the setting to [Max
Performance].
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