Monitoring Power; To Get The Battery Status; To Save Battery Power - HP OmniBook 800 User Manual

Monitoring Power

The basic source of power for the OmniBook is its rechargeable battery
pack. You can use the ac adapter to recharge the battery—or to run on ac
power to preserve the battery. The OmniBook conserves power by using
Advanced Power Management (APM), software that controls battery
charging and power drain.
The OmniBook provides several safeguards so you won't be surprised by a
dead-battery condition. For example, the Power status indicator shows the
remaining battery charge, and built-in warnings are displayed for low-battery
conditions. To preserve your current work session, the OmniBook
automatically turns off when the battery charge gets too low—your session
continues when you start recharging the battery or insert a fresh battery.
Data on any of the drives is not affected by a low battery—unless the battery
runs down completely while writing data to the drive, or if the battery in a PC
RAM card is also low.
This section shows how to
Get battery status.
Save battery power.
Recharge the battery, or run on ac power.
Respond to a low-battery warning.
Replace the battery.
Change how power is managed.

To get the battery status

Check the Status Panel. If it is not visible, press FN+ESC to view it.
-or-
Move the mouse pointer onto the battery indicator at the
right end of the taskbar—the percentage of battery power
remaining is displayed in a pop-up window.

To save battery power

You can follow these suggestions for conserving battery power so the battery
lasts longer:
Plug in the ac adapter, especially while using a floppy drive or other
external connections—see the next topic.
Turn down the brightness of the display to the lowest comfortable
level—this reduces the backlight power, which can increase the battery
operating time significantly.
Set power management to an option that emphasizes saving power—
see "To change how power is
Turn off the OmniBook when you stop using it, but avoid turning it off
and on frequently.
managed".
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