Power Menu - Gateway Solo 5100 User Manual

Or, click on Start, Settings and Control Panel. Double click on the
Power icon. You can view the battery status and set power preferences from
this screen, which stay in effect until they are changed in Windows. Click on
the X in the upper right corner of the screen to close it.
Or, press the <Fn> key together with the <F2> (Status) key. The power status
display appears in the upper left corner of the display. This display monitors
battery status and power management selection. BAT1 monitors the status of
the battery pack in the battery bay. Press the <Fn> and the <F2> (Status) keys
again to make the display disappear.
When the battery power level gets low:
The system emits three beeps.
The battery icon in the lower right of the taskbar has a red "X" over it.
The Low Battery screen appears, advising you to change your battery or
switch to AC power immediately to prevent losing your work.
Connect the AC adapter to the notebook to recharge the battery.

Power menu

The Power menu is a part of the BIOS Setup Utility that contains the power
management settings and system timeouts. These settings are stored and saved
even when the power is off. Use the Power menu to make changes to the system to
improve the battery-powered session time and performance. The rest of the BIOS
Setup Utility screens are discussed in Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Solo
Notebook.
The Power menu screen shown may differ somewhat from that shown here as you
may have a newer BIOS than described here. The screens will be similar enough to
get the information you need; if there are differences, follow the on-screen
instructions and helps.
To access the Power Setup menu
1. Power up your notebook.
2. Press the <F2> key when prompted to do so. The "Entering Setup..."
message briefly shows and then the Main menu appears.
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