Using a Batter y
43
Checking the Battery Charge
The Microsoft
®
Windows
®
power meter window and
icon, the battery
charge gauge, and the low-battery warning provide information on the
battery charge.
Power Meter
The Windows power meter indicates the remaining battery charge. To
check the power meter, double-click the
icon on the taskbar. For more
information on the
Power Meter
tab, see "Power Management" in the
Tell
Me How
help file. To access the help file, see page 80.
If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, a
icon appears.
Low-Battery Warning
NOTICE:
To avoid losing or corrupting data, save your work immediately
after a low-battery warning. Then connect the computer to an electrical outlet.
If the battery runs completely out of power, hibernate mode begins
automatically.
A pop-up window warns you when the battery charge is approximately
90 percent depleted. For more information on low-battery alarms, see
"Power Management" in the
Tell Me How
help file. To access the help file,
see page 80.
Summary of Contents for Dimension 5100
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Page 18: ...18 When Using Your Computer w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m ...
Page 30: ...30 A Tour of Your Computer w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m ...
Page 54: ...54 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m ...
Page 64: ...64 Using CDs DVDs and Other Multimedia w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m ...
Page 76: ...76 Setting Up a Home and Office Network w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m ...
Page 98: ...98 Solving Problems w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m ...
Page 112: ...112 Adding and Replacing Parts w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m ...
Page 146: ...146 Appendix w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m ...
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