To Change Timeout Settings And Create Power Schemes; Using Battery Power; To Check Battery Status - HP Notebook Series Reference Manual

To Change Timeout Settings and Create
Power Schemes
You can adjust the length of timeouts after which your notebook
automatically shuts down components or enters a power-saving
mode. You can also save these settings as a power scheme.
1. Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options.
2. Select the Power Schemes tab, then enter the settings you
want. If you do not want a particular timeout to occur, set the
value to Never. See Windows Help for details.
If you want to save the settings as a power scheme, select
Save As and enter a name for the scheme.
CAUTION: Do not disable Hibernate support in the Power Options
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settings or you will lose any unsaved data if the battery pack runs down
completely.

Using Battery Power

To Check Battery Status

From the battery status light
»
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
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.
Reference Guide
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