System Management 69
Monitoring the Battery Charge
Battery life is affected by factors such as the power-management settings in System
Setup, the applications you use, and the brightness settings of the LCD. Under normal
usage, the battery charge lasts approximately 2 hours.
Battery life estimates are subject to variation. The actual life of your battery
may be less than the estimates given in the manual.
You can monitor the charge of the battery pack installed in your computer by using the
Power Meter or Battery Gauge.
Power Meter
The Power Meter displays the charge of the batteries and the current source of
computer power, AC or batteries. You may monitor the battery charge or usage by
using the “Power Meter”. To access the power meter click
icon on the taskbar or
click
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Performance and Maintenance
>
Power Options
>
Power Meter
tab.
The Power Status icons shown below are displayed
during Battery Charging Operations.
At ~15% and 10% remaining battery power the
current power source and the battery icons
respectively change to the icon shown below and
you should follow the instructions in “Battery
Warnings” section below.
