User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Section 1 Getting Started
- Introduction
- Unpacking Your System
- Precautions
- Checklists
- Features
- The First Time. . .
- Installing the Battery
- Connecting the AC Adapter
- Turning the Computer On and Off
- Adjusting the Volume
- Calibrating the Touch Screen
- Startup Problems?
- Section 2 Getting Familiar with Your Computer
- Introduction
- Individual Parts
- LED Activity Indicators
- LED Power / Wireless Modem Indicators
- Keyboard Basics
- Restarting the Computer
- Primary Keys
- Arrow Keys
- Function Keys
- Numeric Keypad
- Touchpad
- General Guidelines
- Scrolling Buttons
- Connecting an External Keyboard or Mouse
- Disk Drives
- The PC Card Slot
- Connecting to an External Monitor
- Section 3 Making Connections
- Introduction
- Rear Connectors
- Left Side Connectors
- Right Side Connectors
- Section 4 If You Have a Wireless Modem
- Introduction
- Before You Start: Register!
- Registering Your Wireless Modem
- Wireless Modem LED Status
- Installing Your Wireless Modem Software
- Using Your Wireless Modem
- Section 5 Power Management
- Power Management
- Battery Calibration
- Monitoring Battery Power
- Low Battery Alarms
- Battery Charging
- Power Saving Modes
- Suspend Mode
- Initiating Suspend Mode
- Power Button Settings
- When to Replace the Battery
- Heat Considerations
- Section 6 Customizing Your Bios Settings
- Using the BIOS Setup Utility
- BIOS Setup Menu
- Starting the BIOS Setup Utility
- The Main Menu
- Navigating and Entering Information in BIOS
- Standard CMOS Setup
- Standard Feature Description
- Advanced CMOS Setup
- Power Management
- Peripheral Setup
- Auto-Detect Hard Disk
- Change Supervisor Password
- Change User Password
- Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings
- Exiting and Saving
- Section 7 Optional Equipment and Accessories
- Vehicle Adapter
- Vehicle Cradle
- PRECAUTIONS
- Charging Batteries
- Communicating with Other Devices
- Surge Protection
- Selecting the Right Surge Protection
- Selecting the Right Equipment
- Section 8 Maintenance and Storage
- Introduction
- Touch Screen Care
- Hard Drive Care and Handling
- Internal Hard Drives
- External PC Card Hard Drives
- Battery Maintenance and Storage
- Maintaining Batteries
- Storing Batteries
- Computer Maintenance and Storage
- Maintaining Your Computer
- Storing Your Computer
- Appendix A Error Messages
- Introduction
- POST Messages
- MS-DOS Messages
- Application Messages
- Appendix B Troubleshooting
- What to Try First
- For More Help
- Common Solutions to Common Problems
- Applications
- Batteries
- Display
- Hard Disk
- I/O Ports
- Keyboard
- Landline Modems
- Miscellaneous
- Mouse
- PC Cards
- Pen/Touch Screen
- Wireless Modems
- Appendix C Glossary
- Index
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Section 5. Power Management
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Monitoring Battery Power
There are two ways to monitor how much power the battery has left.
1 Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Power Management (Power Options); then click the Power Meter tab.
2 Moving the cursor to the battery icon on the taskbar, without selecting anything, is the simplest way to check on
battery power status. The status will show as a pop-up when you mouse-over the icon.
NOTE If you do not see the battery icon on the taskbar, enable it in Start, Settings, Control Panel, Power Manage-
ment. Choose the Advanced tab and select “Always show icon on the taskbar.”
Low Battery Alarms
How your computer responds to a low battery condition can be set by going to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Power
Management, Alarms.
Two different power alarms can be enabled or disabled: the Low Battery Alarm, and the Critical Battery Alarm. Use
the slidebar to set the power level at which the alarms are activated. Click on the Action button to choose whether the
alarm sounds, displays a message, or both.
CAUTION When battery power is low, the battery LED indicator will flash, and the alarm will beep or display a
warning on your screen. Take immediate action, such as saving files or connecting to the AC adapter, or data may be
lost.
When the computer alerts you that the battery is low, immediately do one of the following:
• Connect the AC power adapter
• Save your work, and suspend to disk (Hibernate) by clicking the Power Button
• Save your work, then select Shut Down from the Start menu
• Turn off the computer (or suspend to disk) and replace the discharged battery with a charged battery (See
Changing the Battery later in this section).