Gateway 600ygr Guida Utente

Chapter 8: 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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Double-clicking the power cord icon

 or battery icon

 in the taskbar. 

The Power Meter dialog box opens.

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Pressing F

 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.

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Looking at the battery charge indicator:

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LED green - battery is fully charged.

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LED orange - battery is charging.

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LED red - battery is malfunctioning.

If the power cord or battery icon does not appear on the 
taskbar, click the show hidden icons

button.

This LED only lights up when the notebook is connected 
to AC power. For the location of the battery charge 
indicator, see “Front” on page 2.