❖
Green means the main battery is fully charged.
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Amber means the main battery is charging (AC Adapter
connected).
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Flashing amber means the main battery charge is low and
it is time to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC
Adapter.
HINT: Be careful not to confuse the main battery light ( ) with the
on/off light ( ). When the on/off light flashes amber, it indicates
that the system is suspended (using the operating system Standby
command).
Determining remaining battery power
NOTE: Wait at least 16 seconds after turning on the computer
before trying to monitor the remaining battery power. The
computer needs this time to check the battery' s remaining capacity
and perform its calculations.
1
Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2
Click Performance and Maintenance.
3
Click the Toshiba Power Saver icon.
4
The Power Saver Properties window appears
The current power source and battery power remaining
section displays the current charge state of the battery.
The value is shown as a percentage of remaining battery
charge.
Mobile Computing
Monitoring main battery power
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