Toshiba Portege 4000 User Manual page 98

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Power Management
Running the computer on battery power
NOTE: Battery life and charge time may vary depending upon
power management settings, applications and features used.
Flashing amber indicates that the computer is using battery


power, and the battery's charge is running low.
HINT: Be careful not to confuse the battery light (
the on/off light (
indicates that the system is suspended (using the Windows
operating system's Standby command).
Displaying remaining battery power
You can monitor the battery's remaining charge of each battery.
The computer calculates the remaining battery charge as it
operates, based on your current rate of power use.
To show remaining power:
1 Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
2 In the Control Panel window, double-click the Toshiba
Power Saver icon.
The Power Saver Properties dialog box appears.
). When the on/off light flashes amber, it
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