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Displaying Charge Reports, Maintenance > Power Options > Power Meter

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Power Displaying Charge Reports To display battery charge information on the screen, use the operating system Power Meter feature. To access the Power Meter display: ■ Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > Power Meter tab. - or - ■ Select the Power Meter icon, which is displayed by default in the taskbar. To display the Power Meter icon if the default setting has been changed, select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options. Select the Advanced tab, select the Always show icon on the taskbar check box, and then select OK. Power Meter displays battery status in both percent and time: ■ The percent indicates the amount of charge remaining in the battery pack. ■ The time indicates the approximate running time remaining on the battery pack if the battery pack continues to provide power at the current level. For example, the time remaining will decrease if you start playing a DVD and will increase if you stop playing a DVD. 3-16 Hardware and Software Guide

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Hardware and Software Guide
Power
Displaying Charge Reports
To display battery charge information on the screen, use the
operating system Power Meter feature. To access the Power
Meter display:
■
Select
Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options > Power Meter
tab.
– or –
■
Select the
Power Meter
icon, which is displayed by default
in the taskbar. To display the Power Meter icon if the default
setting has been changed,
select
Start > Control Panel >
Performance and Maintenance > Power Options
.
Select
the
Advanced
tab,
select the
Always
show
icon on the
taskbar
check box, and then select
OK
.
Power Meter displays battery status in both percent and time:
■
The percent indicates the amount of charge remaining in the
battery pack.
■
The time indicates the approximate running time remaining
on the battery pack
if the battery pack continues to provide
power at the current level.
For example, the time remaining
will decrease if you start playing a DVD and will increase if
you stop playing a DVD.