Lenovo ThinkPad T460 User Manual

–WhenthebatteryiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsalowpercentageofbatterypower
remaining
–Whenthebatterieshavenotbeenusedforalongtime
Checkingthebatterystatus
Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatocheckthebatterystatus.
Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse
yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.
Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseofdifferentuserhabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthowlongabattery
chargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:
•Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.
•Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:
–Howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.
–Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
–Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.
EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfalls
belowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:thealarmgoesoff,amessageisdisplayed,andtheLCDturnsoff.
Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:
1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.
2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.
3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset
theaction.
Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleeporhibernationmodewhenthebatteryislow,butthealarmmessage
hasnotyetbeendisplayed,themessagewillbedisplayedwhenthecomputerresumes.Toresumenormal
operation,whenthemessageisdisplayed,clickOK.
Chargingthebatteries
Itisrecommendedthatyouchargethebatteryorreplaceitwithachargedbatterywhenthebatterypower
remainingislow.Forexample:
•Whenyoufindthatthepercentageoftheremainingpowerislow
•Whenthepoweralarmalertsyou
Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintotheoutlet,andthenplugitintoacpower
connectorofthecomputer.Dependingonthebatterysizeandthephysicalenvironment,thebatterywill
befullychargedinaboutthreetosixhours.Thebattery-statusindicatorhelpsyouidentifythatthebattery
ischarging,andalsonotifiesyouwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.
Note:Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.
Maximizingthebatterylife
Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:
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Lenovo ThinkPad T460 Specifications

General

Color	black
Optical Drive	none
OS	windows 10 pro
Software	windows 10 pro
Numeric Keypad	no
Touch Screen	yes
Screen Size	14 inches
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080 (full hd)
Processor Brand	intel
Processor Model	intel 6th generation core i5
Processor Model Number	core i5-6300u
Storage Type	ssd
Storage Capacity	256 gigabytes
SSD Capacity	256 gigabytes
SSD Interface	pcie
Type of Memory	ddr4
System Memory	8 gigabytes
GPU	intel hd graphics 520
GPU Brand	intel
Graphics Type	integrated
Front Facing Camera	yes
Audio Type	hd audio
Speakers Type	stereo speakers
Built In Microphone	yes
Backlit Keyboard	no
Card Reader	yes
Touchpad	standard touchpad
Headphones Output	yes
Battery Type	lithium-ion
Battery Life	10.5 hours

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	13.03 inches
Height	8.93 inches
Width	0.74 inches