Chapter 6: Managing Power

Monitoring the battery charge

Your new Gateway convertible tablet PC is designed to provide an exceptional balance of performance and portability. Your convertible tablet PC uses the latest chipset and mobile processor technologies to manage the processor speed and power consumption for a greater battery life experience. This design provides you with maximum performance when plugged into AC power balanced with optimized battery life when on battery power.

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. To monitor the battery charge:

■Double-tap or double-click 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, tap or click the show hidden icons button. If the icon still does not appear, make sure that Always show icon on the taskbar is checked on the Advance tab in the Power Options Properties dialog box.

For more information, see “Changing advanced settings” in Using Your Computer which has been included on your hard drive. To access this guide, tap or click Start,

All Programs, then tap or click Gateway Documentation.

■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.

■Look at the battery charge indicator (see “LED status indicators” on page 33):

■LED blue - battery is fully charged.

■LED purple - battery is charging.

■LED blinking red - battery charge is very low.

■LED solid red - battery is malfunctioning.

■Wait for a Low Battery warning message to appear.

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