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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.
■
Pressing
F
N
+S
TATUS
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
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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.
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.
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