Gateway M680 Guía Del Usuario

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Chapter 5: Managing Power

Your new Gateway notebook is designed to provide an exceptional 
balance of performance and portability. Your notebook 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-click the power cord icon

 or battery icon

 in the 

taskbar. The Power Meter dialog box opens.

■

Look at the battery charge indicator (see 

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LED blue - battery is fully charged.

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LED purple - battery is charging.

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LED blinking red - battery charge is very low.

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LED solid red - battery is malfunctioning.

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Wait 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 

If the power cord or battery icon does not appear on the 
taskbar, 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, click Start, All Programs, 
then click Gateway Documentation.