Checking The Battery Level - Acer TravelMate 7000 User Manual

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Checking the Battery Level

There are three ways to check the battery charge level:
Onscreen fuel gauge
Windows 95 battery indicator
Battery pack gauge
The fuel gauge shows the minimum guaranteed capacity to provide
assurance that the system will be operational for the minimum battery life
indicated.
Using the Onscreen Fuel Gauge
To access the onscreen fuel gauge, press
connected to the notebook, a plug icon also shows in the onscreen fuel
gauge.
Press and hold
screen. The onscreen fuel gauge indicates the present battery level. Press
the hot key again to hide the fuel gauge.
Using the Windows 95 Battery Indicator
Rest your cursor on the battery icon on the taskbar to display the current
power left. Double-clicking on the battery icon on the taskbar displays the
Power dialog box. You can also access this dialog box via the Power icon
from the Control Panel.
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and the cursor keys to move the fuel gauge around the
When the notebook is running on AC power, a plug icon
replaces the battery icon on the taskbar.
- q . If a powered AC adapter is
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