Gateway TM 5150 manual Monitoring the battery status, Battery Meter icon

Monitoring the battery status

There are many ways to track your battery status. Use any one of the following battery indicators to track the battery power level.

Battery Meter icon

This icon appears in the status area of the taskbar. Double-click the Battery icon to open the Battery Meter window. The Battery Meter window tells you what the current power source is and the total battery power remaining.

Battery charge LED

This LED is on the system status indicator panel. See “System Status Indicators (LEDs)” on Page 4 for more information about the LED status indicators.

Pop-up status display

This pop-up display provides information about the battery charge and power status.

Press FN+F2 (status key) to display the pop-up menu in the upper left corner of the LCD. The menu displays status information in the following order:

♦The 1st line shows whether you are using an AC or DC power connection.

♦The 2nd line shows battery charge status percentage where 100% represents a fully charged battery.

♦The 3rd line indicates the current power management setting (custom, savings, performance, Disabled).

♦The 4th line displays the current BIOS used on the system.

♦The 5th line displays the keyboard controller version.

The menu stays open for about ten seconds.

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