ThinkPad Yoga14 - Power management

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Whenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyour
computerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyouusethe
power-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.
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beingtiedtoanelectricaloutlet.
Checkingthebatterystatus
Thebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.
Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerwilldeterminehowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthow
longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:
•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.
•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:
–Howoftenyouaccessthestoragedrive.
–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.
Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpenthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.
•ForWindows8.1:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.
EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfalls
belowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:thealarmgoesoff,amessageisdisplayed,andtheLCDis
turnedoff.
Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:
1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.
2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.
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