HP Compaq Presario,Presario V2000 Hardware And Software Manual page 61

Power
Displaying Charge Reports
To display battery charge information on the screen, use the
operating system Power Meter feature. To access the Power
Meter display:
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Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options > Power Meter tab.
– or –
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Select the Power Meter icon, which is displayed by default
in the taskbar. To display the Power Meter icon if the default
setting has been changed, select Start > Control Panel >
Performance and Maintenance > Power Options. Select
the Advanced tab, select the Always show icon on the
taskbar check box, and then select OK.
Power Meter displays battery status in both percent and time:
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The percent indicates the amount of charge remaining in the
battery pack.
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The time indicates the approximate running time remaining
on the battery pack if the battery pack continues to provide
power at the current level. For example, the time remaining
will decrease if you start playing a DVD and will increase if
you stop playing a DVD.
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