On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Ian Collier wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 01:52:36PM -0500, billy ball wrote:
> > that's what i initially thought, but apparently, according to Sony (in the
> > notebook's manual) there is some draw...
>
> Can you change batteries while on the move? I can with my ThinkPad - I
> just hibernate the machine then remove the drained battery, insert a new
> one and switch on again. It's very hard for one's machine to draw current
> when there is no battery installed. :-)
nope! the manual advises against doing this... i think the CMOS has a very
short brain life (perhaps that's one reason why you must plug in the unit
for at least 5-10 minutes if it has been sitting without a battery)...
>
> > interestingly, there
> > are several ways to save power: reduce screen brightness; turn off the
> > hard drive; put LCD in video standby; suspend; and hibernate (all of which
> > work with Linux)... which makes this laptop (with a 'real' internal modem,
> > working sound, and 1024x768 @16bpp) a very nice Linux portable!
>
> Ditto with mine, minus the modem (none built in - I have a PCMCIA one
> instead), and since it's a 1997 model the screen is only 800x600 @16bpp
> but it generally suffices.
>
> imc
>
