Monitoring The Battery Charge; Recharging The Battery - Gateway C-120 Reference Manual

Monitoring the battery charge

Your new Gateway convertible notebook is designed to provide
an exceptional balance of performance and portability. Your
convertible notebook uses the latest chipset and mobile
processor technologies to manage the processor speed and
power consumption for a greater battery life experience. This
design provides you with maximum performance when
plugged into AC power balanced with optimized battery life
when on battery power.
Closely monitor the battery charge. When the battery charge
gets low, change the battery or connect to AC power
immediately to prevent losing any unsaved work. To monitor
the battery charge:
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Recharging the battery

The battery recharges while it is installed and your convertible
notebook is connected to AC power. While the battery
recharges, the battery charge indicator turns on and the power
cord icon in the taskbar has a lightning bolt
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Double-click or double-tap the power cord icon
battery icon in the taskbar. The Power Meter dialog
box opens.
Important
If the power cord or battery icon does not appear on the taskbar,
click or tap the show hidden icons
appear, make sure that Always show icon on the taskbar is checked
on the Advance tab in the
information, see "Changing advanced settings" on page 73
Look at the battery charge status indicator.
Wait for a Low Battery warning message to appear.
Tip
For more information about the battery charge status indicator,
see "Top" on page 6 and
Tip
For more information about recalibrating the battery, see
"Recalibrating the battery" on page
Important
If the power cord does not appear on the taskbar, click or tap the
show hidden icons
that Always show icon on the taskbar is checked on the Advance tab
in the Power Options Properties
"Changing advanced settings" on page 73
button. If the icon still does not
Power Options Properties
"Using the status indicators" on page
66.
button. If the icon still does not appear, make sure
dialog box. For more information, see
or
dialog box. For more
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