Monitoring Battery Power; Setting Battery Alarms - Toshiba Satellite M105 Series Resource Manual

Monitoring battery power

The computer's main battery light gives you an indication of
the main battery's current charge:
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Glows amber while the main battery is being charged
(AC adaptor connected).
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Glows blue when the main battery is fully charged.
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Is unlit when the battery has discharged, the battery is not
charging, or the AC adaptor is not plugged into the
computer or AC outlet.
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Flashes amber when the main battery charge is low and it
is time to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC
adaptor.

Setting battery alarms

Your computer can be configured to warn you when the
battery is running low. For more information, see "Setting
battery alarms" in the electronic user's guide.
Battery life and charge time may vary, depending upon power
management settings, applications and features used.
HINT: Be careful not to confuse the battery light (
light ( ). When the on/off light flashes amber, it indicates that the
system is suspended (using the Windows
Standby command).
TECHNICAL NOTE: When your computer is using all of the power
provided by the AC adaptor to run applications, features, and
devices, the recharging of the battery cannot occur. Your computer's
Power Saver utility can be used to select a power level setting that
reduces the power required for system operation and will allow the
battery to recharge.
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