Battery & Power Saving - Winbook XL3 User Manual

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Battery & Power Saving
When the AC Adapter is connected to your WinBook XL3, your battery
will charge whether the computer is on, off, or in the power saving mode.
It will, however, charge much faster if the computer is off.
When your battery charge level gets low, you will receive several warnings.
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When the charge starts to get low, an exclamation mark will appear
beside the battery icon on the taskbar.
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When about 10 minutes of battery power
remain, you will receive warnings: the
system will beep once to warn you that
you have entered this low-charge state, the
Battery Charge indicator (the right LED
on the display panel hinge) will flash red
about once per second.
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When about 5 minutes of battery power
remain, you will receive additional warnings:
the system will beep twice, the Battery Charge
indicator (the middle LED on the display
panel) will flash red about twice per second.
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When the battery reaches a critical level,
Windows will pop up a warning telling you
to switch to AC power or suspend.
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When your computer is in suspend or standby
mode, the middle LED indicator will flash
green once per second.
In addition to these warnings and actions taken
by Windows 98, your WinBook XL3 has built-
in measures to help preserve data when battery
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Figure 1.10: The Display Properties Window
Chapter 1: Getting Started
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