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Displaying battery information
You can display detailed information for the battery used in your computer. The following sections briefly
describe how to display your computer's general battery information.
Activating BatteryScope
To activate BatteryScope, proceed as follows:
1
Start your computer.
The BatteryScope icon appears on the system tray by default.
2
If the toolbar does not appear, right click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
3
Select Toolbar from the shortcut menu.
4
Click BatteryScope.
The BatteryScope appears on the taskbar (you can change it into a floating window by dragging and
dropping it on your desktop).
When you move the pointer over the battery icon on the system tray or when you look at the toolbar,
you can view the total capacity remaining in the battery and the estimated time until the battery fully
discharges.
You can also view battery gauges on the shared PowerPanel and BatteryScope toolbar:
Percentage indicator : displays the percentage of the remaining capacity.
Time indicator : displays estimated time (hours/minutes) remaining before the battery fully drains, also
referred to as the time-to-empty.
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