Checking The Battery Charge; Dell™ Quickset Battery Meter; Microsoft ® Windows ® Power Meter - Dell Latitude D510 Quick Reference Manual

Checking the Battery Charge

The Dell QuickSet Battery Meter, the Microsoft
the battery charge gauge and health gauge, and the low-battery warning provide information on the
battery charge.
For more information about checking the charge on the second battery, see your User's Guide.
Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter
If Dell QuickSet is installed, press <Fn><F3> to display the QuickSet Battery Meter.
The Battery Meter window displays status, charge level, and charge completion time for the battery
in your computer.
NOTE:
You can use your docking device to charge a computer battery. However, a battery in a docking
device does not power the docking device or computer.
In addition, when your computer is connected to a docking device (docked), the Battery Meter
window includes a Dock Battery tab, which displays the charge level and current status of the
docking device battery.
The following icons appear in the Battery Meter window:
• The computer or docking device is running on battery power.
• The battery is discharging or idle.
• The computer or docking device is connected to an electrical outlet and
running on AC power.
• The battery is charging.
• The computer or docking device is connected to an electrical outlet and
running on AC power.
• The battery is fully charged.
For more information about QuickSet, right-click the
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Microsoft
The Windows Power Meter indicates the remaining battery charge. To check the Power Meter,
double-click the
your User's Guide.
If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, a
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Windows Power Meter
icon on the taskbar. For more information about the Power Meter tab, see
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Windows Power Meter window and
icon in the taskbar, and click Help.
icon appears.
icon,