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Monitoring main battery power

Setting battery alarms

Your computer can be configured to warn you when the battery is running low.

You can set multiple alarms. Each alarm can be set to alert you when a specified percentage of remaining battery power has been reached. You can set how the warning occurs: sound an alarm, display a message, both, or none. You can also set the computer to enter Standby mode or Hibernate mode or to completely power down when the alarm goes off.

To set an alarm:

1Click Start, and then Control Panel.

2Double-click the Power Options icon.

The Power Options Properties window appears.

3Click the Alarms tab and set the alarm as desired.

(Sample Image) Alarms tab in Power Options Properties