What To Do When The Battery Alarm Sounds - Toshiba Portege 4000 User Manual

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Power Management

What to do when the battery alarm sounds

WARNING: The computer drains battery power more quickly
at low temperatures. Check your remaining charge frequently
if you're working in temperatures below 50 degrees
Fahrenheit.
The Windows
management options that can be accessed through an icon in the
Control Panel. For more information, see
page 171.
What to do when the battery alarm sounds
Your Satellite Pro computer can be configured to warn you of a
low battery charge condition so you may take the necessary steps
to save your work.
Your Windows
system shuts down.
To change the default alarm settings in the Windows
system:
1 Click Start, Settings, then Control Panel.
2 Double-click the Toshiba Power Saver icon.
3 Select the appropriate Running on batteries option.
4 Click the Details... button.
5 Select the Alarm tab and adjust the settings to suit your
needs.
Before your computer runs out of battery power, save your data
and take one of the following actions:
Suspend or shut down your computer.


Shut down your computer and replace the main battery with a


charged one as outlined in
page
®
operating system has additional power
®
operating system offers two alarms before your
101.
"Power Saver" on
"Changing batteries" on
®
operating