Monitoring The Charge In A Battery Pack; Using The Battery Status Tab - Compaq Armada e500 - Notebook PC Quick Reference Manual

To increase the accuracy of all battery charge displays—
Allow a battery pack to discharge to the low-battery level
through normal use before charging it.
When you charge a battery pack, charge it fully.
Before charging a new battery pack or a battery pack that
has not been used for two weeks or more, calibrate the new
battery pack or check the calibration on the unused
battery pack.

Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack

The references in Windows 98 battery charge displays to a
NOTE:
"standard APM battery pack" apply to all battery packs that can be
used in the computer.

Using the Battery Status Tab

This section only applies to Windows 95, Windows 98, and
NOTE:
Windows NT 4.0. Please refer to the "Displaying Power Source
and Battery Power Status in Windows 2000 Professional" for
detailed information.
To access the Battery Status tab, press the
StartÅSettingsÅControl PanelÅpower icon (named Power,
Power Management, or Compaq Power, depending on your
operating system)ÅBattery Status tab.
To display the location of a listed battery, select the
corresponding battery icon.
A lightning bolt icon beside a battery icon indicates that the
battery pack in that location is charging.
4-8 Managing Power
hotkeys or select
Fn+F8