Monitoring The Battery Charge - Gateway 1450 User Manual

Chapter 8: Managing Power

Monitoring the battery charge

Closely monitor the battery charge. When the battery charge gets low, change
the battery or connect to AC power immediately to prevent losing any
unsaved work.
Monitor the battery charge by:
Double-clicking the power cord icon
The Power Meter dialog box opens.
Important
Pressing F
upper-left corner of the screen. The Status display shows the current
power source, the battery charge, and the power management mode.
Looking at the battery charge indicator:
Important
Waiting for a Low Battery warning message to appear.
If your battery charge indicator displays what looks like an inaccurate charge,
you may need to recalibrate the battery. For more information, see
"Recalibrating the battery" on page 132.
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If the power cord or battery icon does not appear on the
taskbar, click the show hidden icons
+S to view the Status display, which opens in the
N TATUS
LED green – battery is fully charged.
LED orange – battery is charging.
LED red – battery is low.
LED blinking and red – battery is very low.
This LED only lights up when your notebook is plugged in.
For the location of the battery charge indicator, see "Front"
on page 2.
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or battery icon in the taskbar.
button.