HP Armada 4200 Armada 4200 Family of Personal Computers Reference Guide - Page 47

Resolving a Low-Battery Condition, with external power, with a charged battery pack

Get HP Armada 4200 - Notebook PC PDF manuals and user guides View all HP Armada 4200 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 47 highlights

Resolving a Low-Battery Condition When you operate the computer on battery power and the battery charge runs low, the computer beeps (unless speakers have been turned off or disabled) and the battery charge indicator on the status panel begins to blink. These signs indicate a low-battery condition. When this occurs, save all work immediately and initiate Hibernation. Resolve the low-battery condition with a fully charged battery pack or external power. Resolving a low-battery condition with external power If you are near a power source, connect the AC Adapter or the auto adapter to the computer until a fully charged battery can be installed. Resolving a low-battery condition with a charged battery pack If a fully charged battery pack is available, do the following: 1. To avoid interrupting work, initiate Hibernation by pressing Fn+ the suspend button. Hibernation is complete when the battery charge indicator and power/suspend lights turn off. 2. Remove the discharged battery pack. 3. Insert a fully charged battery pack in the computer or portable expansion unit. 4. Exit Hibernation by pressing the power button once. The power/suspend light turns on to indicate that full power is restored. Resolving a low-battery condition when a battery pack is unavailable If a fully charged battery pack is not available, do the following: 1. Save your information. 2. Exit your applications. 3. Turn off the computer by clicking Shut Down from the Windows Start menu or initiate Hibernation until external power or a fully charged battery pack is available. Managing Power 5-11

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • 168
  • 169
  • 170
  • 171
  • 172
  • 173
  • 174
  • 175
  • 176
  • 177
  • 178
Managing Power
5-11
Resolving a Low-Battery Condition
When you operate the computer on battery power and the battery
charge runs low, the computer beeps (unless speakers have been
turned off or disabled) and the battery charge indicator on the
status panel begins to blink. These signs indicate a low-battery
condition. When this occurs, save all work immediately and
initiate Hibernation. Resolve the low-battery condition with a
fully charged battery pack or external power.
Resolving a low-battery condition
with external power
If you are near a power source, connect the AC Adapter or the
auto adapter to the computer until a fully charged battery can be
installed.
Resolving a low-battery condition
with a charged battery pack
If a fully charged battery pack is available, do the following:
1.
To avoid interrupting work, initiate Hibernation by pressing
Fn+
the suspend button. Hibernation is complete when the
battery charge indicator and power/suspend lights turn off.
2.
Remove the discharged battery pack.
3.
Insert a fully charged battery pack in the computer or portable
expansion unit.
4.
Exit Hibernation by pressing the power button once. The
power/suspend light turns on to indicate that full power is
restored.
Resolving a low-battery condition
when a battery pack is unavailable
If a fully charged battery pack is not available, do the following:
1.
Save your information.
2.
Exit your applications.
3.
Turn off the computer by clicking Shut Down from the
Windows Start menu or initiate Hibernation until external
power or a fully charged battery pack is available.