Monitoring The Battery Charge - Gateway Solo 5350 User Manual

Chapter 8: Managing Power

Monitoring the battery charge

Closely monitor the battery charge. When the battery charge gets low, change
the battery or connect to AC power immediately to prevent losing any
unsaved work.
Monitor the battery charge by:
I
Positioning the cursor over the power cord icon
the taskbar. A battery status window opens. Move the cursor away from
the icon to close the window.
I Pressing F
left corner of the screen. The Status display shows the current power
source, the battery charge, and the power management mode.
I Pressing the battery meter button found on the bottom of the battery.
The battery meter lights indicate the percentage of battery charge
remaining.
I
Waiting for a Low Battery warning message to appear.
If your battery charge indicators display what looks like an inaccurate charge,
you may need to recalibrate the battery. For more information, see
"Recalibrating the battery" on page 108.
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+S to view the Status display, which opens in the upper
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