Checking your battery’s power | Virgin Mobile VMFNM0609 manual

8.Your Freedom Mini-laptop’s power

8.1 The battery pack

Your Freedom Mini-laptop is designed to work wherever and whenever you need it thanks to its removable, high capability battery pack.

8.1.1 Checking your battery’s power

•To see how much power your battery has remaining, click on ‘Start’, then on ‘Control Panel’, and then double click on ‘Power Options’. This will display the ‘Power Options’ window. From there clicking on the ‘Power Meter’ icon will display how much power your battery has left.

•To create a shortcut so you can always keep an eye on remaining battery power, click on ‘Advanced’ in the ‘Power Options Properties’ window, then select ‘Always show icon on the taskbar’. The battery icon will then always appear bottom left on your desktop. To see how much battery power you have, simply move the cursor over this icon.

A battery pack can only be recharged so many times and over time its capacity will decrease. When the time comes to replace the battery with a new one, you can purchase a replacement battery by calling 0800 952 2294.

The battery should be fully charged before you use your Freedom Mini-laptop for the first time, so be sure to check the battery power before you get started.

Don’t attempt to remove the battery pack while your Freedom Mini-laptop is switched on, this may result in loss of data or even damage the Freedom Mini-laptop itself.

8.1.2 Charging your battery

The first time you use your Freedom Mini-laptop, make sure you charge the battery pack to full capacity before you switch it on.

The battery pack will start charging as soon as your Freedom Mini-laptop is connected to a power supply, and the charge indicator light will come on. When the battery pack is fully charged it will stop charging automatically and the charge indicator light will go out.

8.1.3 Low power warning

When battery power is running low your Freedom Mini-laptop will let you know with an onscreen window advising you to recharge. Don’t forget to save whatever you’re doing if you don’t have your AC adapter to hand at that point.

8.1.4 How long will your battery last?

The amount of time your battery will last is difficult to say precisely. It depends on a number of factors, including how you use your Freedom Mini-laptop, and perhaps most importantly, how you use its power saving features. You can help it to last longer by switching on its manage power function.