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Using the Charge Displays on the Screen, Interpreting On-Screen Charge Displays, In Windows 95

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Using the Charge Displays on the Screen Interpreting On-Screen Charge Displays s Most displays that contain battery charge information identify battery pack locations by number. The battery pack location numbers in a window correspond as follows to the battery pack locations in the computer and an optional docking base. 1 Computer battery bay 2 Computer MultiBay 3 Expansion base right MultiBay or convenience base battery charging bay 4 Expansion base left MultiBay or convenience base MultiBay NOTE: The availability of docking base bays varies by model and configuration. s In some displays a lightening bolt icon on or beside a battery location number indicates that the battery pack in that location is charging. Accessing On-Screen Charge Displays You can access the following battery charge displays with the Windows procedures described below or with the Fn+F8 hotkeys. In Windows 95 select Start!Settings!Control Panel!Power icon!Battery Status tab. In Windows NT 4.0 select Start!Settings!Control Panel! Compaq Power icon!Battery Status tab. In Windows 98 select Start!Settings!Control Panel!Power Management icon!Power Meter tab. In Windows 2000 Professional select Start!Settings!Control Panel!Power Options icon!Power Meter tab. Managing Power 4-9

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Managing Power
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Using the Charge Displays on the Screen
Interpreting On-Screen Charge Displays
Most displays that contain battery charge information identify
battery pack locations by number. The battery pack location
numbers in a window correspond as follows to the battery
pack locations in the computer and an optional docking base.
1
Computer battery bay
2
Computer MultiBay
3
Expansion base right MultiBay or convenience base battery
charging bay
4
Expansion base left MultiBay or convenience base MultiBay
NOTE:
The availability of docking base bays varies by model
and configuration.
In some displays a lightening bolt icon on or beside a battery
location number indicates that the battery pack in that location
is charging.
Accessing On-Screen Charge Displays
You can access the following battery charge displays with the
Windows procedures described below or with the
Fn+F8
hotkeys.
In Windows 95
select Start
!
Settings
!
Control Panel
!
Power
icon
!
Battery Status tab.
In Windows NT 4.0
select Start
!
Settings
!
Control Panel
!
Compaq Power icon
!
Battery Status tab.
In Windows 98
select Start
!
Settings
!
Control Panel
!
Power
Management icon
!
Power Meter tab.
In Windows 2000 Professional
select Start
!
Settings
!
Control
Panel
!
Power Options icon
!
Power Meter tab.