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Battery Power
Before the Remaining Battery Power Level Gets to Low
We recommend that you become familiar with battery power confirmation methods (
) and alarm settings to become aware when battery power is low.
Alarm settings
The following is factory default setting.
Above settings can be changed.
A
Display [Alarms] screen.
Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Performance and Maintenance] - [Power
Options] - [Alarms].
When remaining battery capacity falls to 10%
[Low battery alarm]
When remaining battery capacity falls to 5%
[Critical battery alarm]
z
Displays a message indicating the low
battery level.
z
Displays a message indicating the low
battery level.
z
The computer will enter hibernation
mode.
Charge your battery.
Connect the AC adaptor before starting up
the computer next time.
z
Connect the AC adaptor immediately. If
you do not have the AC adaptor with you,
exit any programs currently running, then
exit Windows and confirm that the power
indicator is off.
z
If you have a fully charged spare battery,
turn off the computer, replace the battery,
and turn the computer on again.
z
Connect the AC adaptor, then charge the
battery.
z
If you have a fully charged spare battery,
turn off the computer, replace the battery,
and turn the computer on again.
The computer will enter hibernation
mode when the battery runs down. If
computer operations are resumed
without charging battery, Windows may
not start up properly, and in some cases
the alarm function may not operate
properly from that point on.
z
Do not replace the battery pack while the computer is in standby mode. This will cause
unsaved data to be lost.
