Toshiba SATELLITE U500 - Manual (Page 123)

123 Mobile Computing
Monitoring main battery power
Setting battery notifications
You can set two notifications. Each notification can be set to alert
you when a specified percentage of remaining battery power has
been reached. You can also set the computer to enter Sleep mode or
Hibernation mode or to completely power down when the
notification goes off.
To change the default notification settings:
1 Click Start, Control Panel, System and Security, and then
Power Options.
The Power Options window appears.
2 Click Change plan settings under the power plan to be
customized.
The Edit Plan Settings window appears.
3 Click Change advanced power settings.
The Advanced settings tab of the Power Options window
appears.
4 Double-click Battery to display the battery options.
(Sample Image) Advanced settings tab of Power Options screen
5 Configure the alarm settings to suit your needs.
Conserving battery power
How long a fully charged battery pack lasts when you are using the
computer depends on a number of factors, such as:
❖ How the computer is configured