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Power Indicator
The Power In d i c a tor tells you wh en the sys tem is
opera ti on a l . It is on ste ady wh en there is power
to your noteboo k , and blinks wh en the sys tem
is in Su s pend Mode. It goes o
ff
wh en the sys tem
has en tered Save - to - Disk Mode, has en tered the
Wi n dows 95 shutdown inactivi ty state , or the
power is tu rn ed o
ff
f rom the Power Swi tch .
wh en ei t h er of the ad a pters is active and O
ff
wh en power comes from the battery alon e . If a
b a t tery is ch a r ging the power ad a pter is active
rega rdless of the set ting of the Power Swi tch .
The AC Ad a pter is also active in the Wi n dows
s hutdown state , rega rdless of the battery statu s .
If t h ere is no battery ch a r gi n g, and the Power
Swi tch is O
ff
, t h en the AC Ad a pter In d i c a tor and
the Ba t tery Con d i ti on In d i c a tor wi ll all be O
ff
.
Battery Condition Indicator
This indicator shows wh et h er or not the Ni ckel
Metal Hyd ri de Ba t tery Pack is install ed and
i n d i c a tes the con d i ti on .( F i g u re 2-3.) Ba t tery 0 is
the Ni ckel Metal Hyd ri de Ba t tery Pack . Th e
Ba t tery Status In d i c a tor is displayed on ly if t h e
b a t tery is install ed .( Ba t tery 1 display wi ll fla s h
wh en you power up but wi ll never be displayed . )
A small arrow icon appe a rs to the left of the bat-
tery sym bol and above the nu m ber if the battery
is ch a r gi n g. The ch a r ging indicator flashes if t h e
b a t tery is too hot or too cold to ch a r ge . Th e
ch a r ging indicator opera tes wh et h er the Power
Swi tch is O
ff
or On. The sym bols inside the bat-
P O I N T
When your notebook has been shut-
down from Windows 95, it is the same
as turned off from the Power Switch
except that it can be turned on by press-
ing the Suspend/Resume Button. It is not
drawing current in this state.
AC Adapter Indicator
The AC Ad a pter In d i c a tor tells you wh et h er the
s ys tem is opera ting on the AC or Auto Ad a pter,
or running on battery alon e . The indicator is On
76–100%
51–75%
26–50%
13–25%
Low Battery
≤
12%
Dead Battery
Shorted Battery
Figure 2-4 Battery Condition Indicator
tery outline indicate the opera ting level ava i l a bl e
for the battery. ( F i g u re 2-4.) If t h ere is no bat-
tery ch a r ging and the Power Swi tch is O
ff
t h en
the AC Ad a pter In d i c a tor and the Ba t tery
Con d i ti on In d i c a tor wi ll all be O
ff
.
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