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User’s Guide
To receive a low battery tone, you can turn on
the Low Power Indicator to tell you when the
battery is low, in case you do not notice the bat-
tery indicator.
Display Timeout command-lines:
power15 /lcdtimedisplays the Display
Tmeo u t value
power15 /lcdtime : xxx-sets the display to
turn
off after not using the keyboard for 1-255
minutes and displays a message indicating the
new timeout value. Entering zero will not allow
the display to turn
off.
power15 /lcdtime : never-Sets the display
to remain on all the time.
If you need to leave your computer turned on
and unattended, you can set the Display
Timeout parameter to turn
off the display after a
specified time period. This option can help you
save battery power.
Hard Disk Timeout command-lines:
power15 /hdstandby--diSplayS the Hard Disk
Standby Timeout value
power15 /hdstandby : mm: ss-This com-
mand sets the Hard Disk Standby Timeout value
and displays a message indicating the new
timeout value.
~:SS indicates the minutes and
seconds format. Five second intervals in the
range
0O:l 5-1 8:20 must be used for SS.
power15 /hdstandby : never-This com-
mand will not allow the hard disk to enter the
standby mode.
You can increase battery power savings by
using the Hard Disk Timeout command to turn
off the hard disk after a few minutes of inactivity.
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