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Mobile Computing
Monitoring battery power
Power
button
(Sample Illustration) Power and battery light locations
Determining remaining battery power
NOTE
HINT: Be careful not to confuse the battery light (
ON/OFF light (
).
When the ON/OFF light flashes amber, it indicates that the system is
suspended (using the Windows
AC power light
ON/OFF light
Battery light
Wait a few moments after turning on the computer before trying to
monitor the remaining battery power. The computer needs this time
to check the battery's remaining capacity and perform its
calculations.
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operating system Sleep command).
System indicator lights
) with the