Battery Warnings

Your computer gives you the following low-battery warnings (Table 6).

Table 6. Battery Warnings

Warnings

Condition

Action to Take

 

 

 

The computer beeps 5

Battery low: The battery

Save your work. Use the

times (low-pitched

charge is about 10

power cord to power the

beeps).

percent. Approximately

computer or turn off the

 

5–10 minutes of battery

computer and install a fully

 

charge is left.

charged battery.

The computer beeps 5

Battery very low: The

Use the power cord to

times (high-pitched

battery charge is about 3

power the computer and

beeps), with a short time

percent.

charge the battery.

between beeps. After a

 

 

short time, the computer

 

 

automatically goes into

 

 

rest mode.

 

 

 

 

 

The above features are valid with Windows 98/ Me. You can adjust the battery alarm features by using the operating systems power management program (Control Panel > Power management in Windows 98/ Me).

Windows 98/ Me can operate in APM or ACPI mode, in the APM mode you should select the Rest mode of the low battery situations (Power On Suspend/ Save-to-Disk) in BIOS setup, See “Power Menu” on page 56. Also see “Using Power Management Options” on page 63

If you cannot run your computer from the battery and the battery will not charge when you attach the power cord, the problem may be that:

•The battery temperature is below 41° F (5° C) or over 95° F (35° C). If you think the battery temperature is too hot or too cold, turn off the computer, remove the battery, and let the battery reach room temperature. Then try charging the battery again.

•The battery is defective. Replace the battery with a new battery.

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