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Using the Fuel-Gauge Program, In the Fuel-Gauge

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Using the Fuel-Gauge Program You can display the battery status and power mode (High Performance, Automatic, or Customized) by using the Fuel-Gauge program. | If you are using the secondary battery, you can see the secondary | battery status by the Fuel-Gauge program. In the Fuel-Gauge | program window are with two gauges: 1 is for main battery status | and 2 is for secondary battery. The computer uses secondary | battery first. When you are charging batteries, the computer charges | the main battery first. You also can select suspend or hibernation mode. To start the Fuel-Gauge program, click on Start, move the cursor to Program and ThinkPad, and then click on the Fuel-Gauge. The following window appears: Notes: 1. The "Current Power Mode" icon depends on the power mode. 2. The "Power Source" icon depends on the power source. ( AC Adapter and is for battery pack.) is for the 3. The "Duration of Remaining Power" indicator does not appear when the AC Adapter is connected. Chapter 4. Using Your Computer with a Battery Pack 27

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Using the Fuel-Gauge Program
You can display the battery status and power mode (High
Performance, Automatic, or Customized) by using the Fuel-Gauge
program.
|
If you are using the secondary battery, you can see the secondary
|
battery status by the Fuel-Gauge program.
In the Fuel-Gauge
|
program window are with two gauges:
1
is for main battery status
|
and
2
is for secondary battery.
The computer uses secondary
|
battery first.
When you are charging batteries, the computer charges
|
the main battery first.
You also can select suspend or hibernation mode.
To start the Fuel-Gauge program, click on
Start
, move the cursor to
Program
and
ThinkPad
, and then click on the
Fuel-Gauge
. The
following window appears:
Notes:
1. The “Current Power Mode” icon depends on the power mode.
2. The “Power Source” icon depends on the power source.
(
is for the
AC Adapter and
is for battery pack.)
3. The “Duration of Remaining Power” indicator does not appear when the
AC Adapter is connected.
Chapter 4.
Using Your Computer with a Battery Pack
27