HP 8760w SQ575UP#ABA manual To respond to a low-battery warning

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Traveling with Your Computer

Using Battery Power

From the Windows taskbar

The System Tray on the Windows taskbar can display a power icon that provides detailed battery status information (see Windows help for details). The icon looks like a battery when AC is not connected.

•Place pointer over the power icon to display the percentage of charge remaining.

•Right-click the power icon to view the options for displaying power information.

•Left-click the power icon to display a menu of the available power schemes.

From the Windows Control Panel

•Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, Power Options, then click the Power Meter tab to see battery status. The Alarms and Advanced tabs provide additional Windows’ power-information options.

From the status panel

If your computer has a status panel, press the status panel mode button repeatedly until you see the battery icon and the percentage of charge remaining.

To respond to a low-battery warning

The computer automatically alerts you when the battery power drops to a critically low level. If you do not restore power within a short time, the system hibernates.

Once the computer hibernates in this way, you won’t be able to turn it on again until you restore power by one of the following actions:

•Plug in the AC adapter (see “To connect AC power” on page 17).

OR

•Replace the battery with one that is charged (see “To install the battery” on page 16). The system must first be shut down or put into hibernate mode before changing the battery.

Note

If you plug in the AC adapter, you can continue to work while your battery recharges.

 

 

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Contents HP Notebook PC Startup Guide Startup Guide HP Software Product License Agreement Startup Guide Edition History Page Contents Startup Guide Introducing Your Computer To find more information Taking InventoryTop and right side view Identifying Parts of the NotebookFront view Rear and left side view Bottom view Status lights To install the battery Setting Up the ComputerTo connect AC power To connect a phone line To turn on the computer To set up WindowsTo register your computer To reset your computer Page Using Your Computer Operating the Computer To use the Fn hot keysTo use the touch pad Using Your Computer Operating the Computer Working in Comfort with a Notebook PC Using Your Computer Working in Comfort with a Notebook PC Page Traveling with Your Computer To use manual power management Managing Power ConsumptionSystem Hibernation To check the battery status Using Battery PowerTo respond to a low-battery warning Page Configuring and Expanding Your Computer Installing RAM Modules Removing RAM Modules Page Service and Support Hewlett-Packard Limited Warranty Statement Startup Guide Getting Support for Your HP Notebook PC To use the Reference GuideTo get help from the HP notebook web site To call HP for service and support Service and Support Getting Support for Your HP Notebook PC Omnibook XE3 Series Notebooks To receive warranty repair service Obtaining Repair ServiceTo prepare your computer for shipment Page Solving Problems with Your Computer Troubleshooting Techniques Display problemsHard disk drive problems Performance problems Keyboard, touch pad, and mouse problemsPower and battery problems Startup problems Testing Hardware Operation Menu To recover the factory installation of your hard disk Recovering and Reinstalling SoftwareStartup Guide Page Specifications and Regulatory Information Hardware and Bios Specifications Power cords Safety InformationBattery safety Laser safety Regulatory Information Responsible Party CanadaEuropean Union Japan RussiaInternational EMC LAN IndexUSB
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