Gateway 3450 Guía Del Usuario

Chapter 9: Managing Power

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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.

Monitor the battery charge by:

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Positioning the cursor over the power cord icon

 or battery icon

 in 

the taskbar. A battery status window opens. Move the cursor away from 
the icon to close the window.

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Clicking the power cord icon in the taskbar. The Power Meter window 
shows how much battery charge is remaining.

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Looking at the battery charge indicator 

:

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A green light indicates the battery is fully charged

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An amber light indicates the battery is being charged

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Waiting for a Low Battery warning message to appear.

If your battery charge indicators display what looks like an inaccurate charge, 
you may need to recalibrate the battery. For more information, see 
“Recalibrating the battery” on page 199.

The battery recharges while it is installed and your notebook or 
notebook/docking station is connected to AC power. While the battery is 
recharging, the battery charge indicator is amber. For the location of the 
battery charge indicator, see “Status Indicators” on page 28.