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• The Power Meter may not indicate correctly for a short period after
resuming from standby or hibernation mode.
• If the actual remaining power in your battery is less than what the
Power Meter indicates, you should condition the battery pack as per
the procedure on the Conditioning Battery Pack section in this chapter.
Low Battery Indication
On Windows, you can set the battery level for sounding an alarm and letting the
computer go on System standby, System hibernate or shut down.
When the battery power level becomes significantly low, the battery
indicator (
and turn off the computer, or connect the AC power source immediately.
Otherwise, the computer will be shut down and the unsaved data may be
lost.
1. In the Power Options Properties dialog box, select the Alarms tab.
2. Set the battery level at which the alarms are activated. We recommend you set the
Critical battery alarm to 5% or more and the Low battery alarm to more than the
value of the Critical battery alarm.
3. Set the Alarm Action... to the appropriate settings.
4. Click OK twice.
5. Close the Control Panel window.
) blinks red and the warning beep sounds. Save your data
Battery Indicator
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