Compaq Notebook PC manual Changing the Critical-Battery Setting

Changing the Critical-Battery Setting

To ensure that you do not lose data when your Notebook powers off due to low-battery power, change the Critical-Battery setting on your Notebook to the Hibernate mode by following

these steps:

ÄCaution: Changing any of these settings could cause your Notebook behavior to change. Compaq recommends keeping these at the original

default settings as described in this document.

1.Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.

2.Double-click the Power Options ￿ icon to open the Power Options Properties dialog box.

3.Select the Alarms tab, then set the Critical Battery Alarm to 0 percent by sliding the bar flush to the left.

4.Under Critical Battery Alarm, click the Alarm Action… button to open the Critical Battery Alarm Actions dialog box.

ÄCaution: If the Critical Battery Alarm is set at anything other than 0%, the battery gauge does not calibrate and may function improperly.

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