Battery Packs And Power Management; Using Battery Power; To Check Battery Status - HP Compaq NX9020 Startup Manual

Battery Packs and Power

Using Battery Power

For information about how your notebook regulates power
consumption and how you can manually reduce power
consumption and extend the life of the notebook battery, see
the "Battery Packs and Power Management" chapter in the
Reference Guide on the Documentation CD included with your
notebook.

To Check Battery Status

From the battery status light
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Check the battery status light on the notebook.
From the Windows taskbar
The Windows taskbar can display a power icon that provides
detailed battery status information (see Windows Help for
details). The icon resembles a battery when a battery pack is the
notebook's sole source of power.
Place the pointer over the power icon to display the
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remaining battery charge. This value is shown as either a
percentage of charge remaining or as time remaining.
Select the power icon to open the Battery Meter window.
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