Chapter 8: Managing Power

Monitoring the battery charge

Closely monitor the battery charge. When the battery charge gets low, change the battery or connect to AC power immediately to prevent losing any unsaved work.

Monitor the battery charge by:

Double-clicking the power cord icon or battery icon in the taskbar. The Power Meter dialog box opens.

Important

If the power cord or battery icon does not appear on the

taskbar, click the show hidden icons button.

Pressing FN+STATUS to view the power status box, which opens in the upper-left corner of the screen. The power status box shows the current power source, the battery charge level, and the power management mode.

Looking at the battery charge indicator:

LED green - battery is fully charged.

LED orange - battery is charging.

LED red - battery is malfunctioning.

Important

This LED only lights up when the notebook is connected to AC power. For the location of the battery charge indicator, see “Front” on page 2.

Waiting for a Low Battery warning message to appear.

If your battery charge indicator displays what looks like an inaccurate charge, you may need to recalibrate the battery. For more information, see “Recalibrating the battery” on page 124.

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