User's Manual

Using the Battery
Monitoring Battery Power
There are two ways to monitor how much power the battery has left:
1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Power Management; 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 Management. 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 activity indicator will flash and a warning
will display 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:

Save your work and suspend the computer by pressing and releasing FN+Q. Then either connect
to AC power to charge the battery or change the battery if needed.

Connect the AC power adapter

Save your work and suspend to disk (Hibernate) by pressing FN+F10

Save your work and then select Shut Down from the Start menu
NOTE
Do not restart the computer until you have connected to an AC adapter, or replaced the
discharged battery with a charged battery.
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