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10 December 2002
© 2002 Itronix Corporation. All rights reserved.
Using the Battery
Monitoring Battery Power
There are two ways to monitor how much power the battery has left:
1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Power Management (Power Options); then tap the Power Meter tab.
2. Moving the cursor to the battery icon on the taskbar, without selecting anything, is the simplest way to check on
battery power status. The status will show as a pop-up when you mouse-over the icon.
NOTE
If you do not see the battery icon, enable it in Start, Settings, Control Panel, Power Management (Power
Options). Choose the Advanced tab and select "Always show icon on the taskbar."
Low Battery Alarms
How your computer responds to a low battery condition can be set by going to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Power
Management, Alarms.
Two different power alarms can be enabled or disabled: the Low Battery Alarm, and the Critical Battery Alarm. Use
the slidebar to set the power level at which the alarms are activated. Click on the Action button to choose whether the
alarm sounds, displays a message, or both.
CAUTION
When battery power is low, the Battery Power Indicator
will flash 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 (Hibernate) by pressing the
Power Button
Save your work and then select Shut Down from the Start menu
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