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Mobile Computing
Monitoring main battery power
Power
button
(Sample Illustration) Power and battery light locations
Determining remaining battery power
NOTE
1
Highlight the power icon in the Notification Area. A pop-up
message displays the remaining battery power as a percentage.
HINT: Be careful not to confuse the battery light (
(
), and the power button light (above the keyboard).
When the on/off light or power button light flashes amber, it
indicates that the system is suspended (using the Windows
operating system Sleep command).
Battery light
On/off light
AC power light
Wait at least 16 seconds 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.
System Indicator Lights
), the on/off light
Hard disk drive light
Bridge Media
indicator light
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