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Using the Battery
Introducing Your TransPort LT
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To set battery monitoring options in PowerProfiler:
1. Double-click the
PowerProfiler
battery icon to open the software.
2. Click the
Battery
tab.
3. Set options under
Battery Status and Alarm Settings
.
For more information on PowerProfiler, see the Help option in the PowerProfiler
software.
Battery Warnings
Your computer gives you the following low-battery warnings (Table 5).
TABLE 5. Battery Warnings
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The above features are valid with Windows 95/98 APM compliant Operating
Systems. In the case of a Windows 98 or any other ACPI compliant Operating
System which is running on APM interface, you should adjust the battery alarm
features by using the Operating Systems power management program (Control
Panel > Power management in Windows 98).
Windows 98 and WIndows 2000 can operate in APM or ACPI mode, in the APM
mode you should select the Rest mode of the low battery situations (Power On
Suspend/Save-to-Disk) in BIOS setup. See “Power Menu” on page 84.
If you cannot run your computer from the battery and the battery will not charge
when you attach the power cord, the problem may be that:
Warnings Condition Action to Take
The computer beeps 5
times.
Battery low: The battery
charge is about 10
percent. Approximately
5–10 minutes of battery
charge is left.
Save your work. Use the
power cord to power the
computer or turn off the
computer and install a fully
charged battery.
The computer beeps 5
times, with a short time
between beeps. After a
short time, the computer
automatically goes into
rest mode.
Battery very low: The
battery charge is about 5
percent.
Use the power cord to
power the computer and
charge the battery.