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Battery Gauge Hotkey, Battery Status in Power Properties

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Battery Gauge Hotkey The battery gauge hotkey, Fn+F8, displays the popup window illustrated below, which shows the charge status of batteries in three possible positions: 1. Computer battery bay 2. Right MultiBay in the ArmadaStation or battery charging bay in the Armada MiniStation EX. 3. Left Multibay in the ArmadaStation (with the Armada 7000 Half-Height MultiBay Adapter) or in the Armada MiniStation EX. In the illustration above, the black number 1 on the depressed button indicates that the remaining charge displayed (60%) is for the battery pack in the computer battery bay. The lightening bolt to the right of button 3 indicates that a battery pack in the left MultiBay of the ArmadaStation or Armada MiniStation EX is charging. Press the down arrow key to view the charge status of the next battery pack. Press the up arrow key to view the charge status of the previous battery pack. Bays that do not contain a battery pack are not selectable. If you do not press an arrow key within five to seven seconds, the battery gauge shows the average charge of all battery packs in the system. Battery Status in Power Properties The Battery Status tab in Power Properties shows a list of batteries in the system and the amount of charge remaining for each. Click StartÆSettingsÆControl PanelÆPowerÆBattery Status. 5-2 Using Battery Packs

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5-2
Using Battery Packs
Battery Gauge Hotkey
The battery gauge hotkey,
Fn+F8,
displays the popup window
illustrated below, which shows the charge status of batteries in
three possible positions:
1. Computer battery bay
2. Right MultiBay in the ArmadaStation or battery charging bay
in the Armada MiniStation EX.
3. Left Multibay in the ArmadaStation (with the Armada 7000
Half-Height MultiBay Adapter) or in the Armada
MiniStation EX.
In the illustration above, the black number 1 on the depressed
button indicates that the remaining charge displayed (60%) is for
the battery pack in the computer battery bay. The lightening bolt
to the right of button 3 indicates that a battery pack in the left
MultiBay of the ArmadaStation or Armada MiniStation EX is
charging.
Press the down arrow key to view the charge status of the next
battery pack. Press the up arrow key to view the charge status of
the previous battery pack. Bays that do not contain a battery pack
are not selectable.
If you do not press an arrow key within five to seven seconds, the
battery gauge shows the average charge of all battery packs in the
system.
Battery Status in Power Properties
The Battery Status tab in Power Properties shows a list of batteries
in the system and the amount of charge remaining for each. Click
Start
˘
Settings
˘
Control Panel
˘
Power
˘
Battery Status.