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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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