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Managing power
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Battery status gauge
This gauge is on the battery on the back of the tablet, and its five lights each
represent about 20 percent of available power. Read the gauge by pushing on
the button next to the LEDs.
Low battery alarm
When Power Management issues a low-battery alarm (which it will do when
the battery charge is 10% or less), save all work immediately and either connect
to AC power or put the tablet in Standby and switch to a new battery.
When the battery reaches critical low capacity, the tablet puts itself into
Hibernate to preserve data in any open programs.
Adjust Power Management alarms through the
Alarms
tab of the Power Options
Properties dialog box. You can reach this dialog box either by button-tapping
the
Power/Battery
icon in the taskbar or through the Control Panel.
LED
Meaning
Steady green
Battery charged (AC adapter plugged in)
Steady yellow
Battery charging (AC adapter plugged in)
Steady orange
Battery overheated or defective
Flashing green
and orange
Battery discharging abnormally and should be replaced
Slow-flashing
orange
Battery charge less than 10% (AC unplugged)
Fast-flashing
orange
Battery charge less than 5% (AC unplugged)
Off
Battery discharged (AC unplugged) or battery removed
