Monitoring Battery Power
There are two ways to
monitor how much power the
battery has left.
11. Click
Start / Settings
/ Control Panel / Power
Options
; then click
Power Meter
.
12.
Moving the cursor to
the battery icon on the
taskbar is the simplest
way to check on battery
power status.
If you do not see the battery icon, enable it in
Start / Settings /
Control Panel / Power Options
. Choose the Advanced tab and click
“Always show icon on the taskbar.”
Low Battery Alarms
How your computer responds to a low battery condition is set under
Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power Options / Alarms
.
Two different power alarms can be enabled or disabled: the Low
Battery Alarm, and the Critical Battery Alarm. Use the slide bar to set
the power level at which the alarms are activated. Click on the Alarm
Action button to choose whether the alarm sounds, displays a
message, or both.
Warning:
When battery power is low, the battery
indicator will flash red, 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 <Fn> + <F3>
•
Save your work, then select Shut Down from the Start menu
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