Compaq M300 manual Using the Battery Charge Level Lights, Using the Battery Status Tab

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Using the Battery Charge Level Lights

The battery quick check feature enables you to monitor the charge in the primary battery pack.

■To display the percent of a full charge remaining in a battery pack, press the button on the battery pack.

■Each battery charge level light represents a percentage of a full charge. For example, when all lights are on, the battery pack is fully charged.

Using the Battery Status Tab

To access the Battery Status tab, select Start⊕Settings⊕Control Panel⊕power icon (named Power, Power Management, or Compaq Power, depending on your operating system)⊕Battery Status tab.

■To display the location of a listed battery, select the corresponding battery icon.

■A lightning bolt icon beside a battery icon indicates that the battery pack in that location is charging.

Using the Battery Meter or Power Meter Icon

The battery meter icon, called the power meter icon in Windows 98, indicates whether the computer is running on external power or on a full, half-full, or nearly discharged battery pack.

To display the battery meter icon in the taskbar

■In Windows 95 select Start⊕ Settings⊕Control

Panel⊕Power⊕Battery Status tab, then select the Show Battery Meter on the Taskbar check box.

■In Windows 98 select Start⊕ Settings⊕Control Panel⊕Power Management⊕Power Meter tab, then select the Show Power Meter on

the Taskbar check box.

■In Windows NT 4.0 the battery meter icon displays in the taskbar by default. In addition, you can select Start⊕Settings⊕Control Panel⊕Compaq Power⊕Battery Status tab.