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Responding to
Low Battery Conditions
When the battery has 5% to 10% of its charge remaining, the
BAT
indicator
starts to blink. The low-battery alarm (an Intermittent chirping tone) may also
begin to sound if
enabled in Setup. In the Windows environment, the low-
battery alarm can be delayed until the remaining charge has dropped by a
defined percentage.
When the
BAT
indicator comes on, you typically have about 2-10 minutes
remaining before the computer starts to shut down. The time remaining
depends on the battery, the computer, and the activity It is performing.
Experience will teach you the amount of time to expect with the applications
you use.
The following actions can maximize the time before the battery is depleted and
minimize the effect of losing power:
Press
Ctrl-Standby
to turn off the low-battery alarm if it is sounding.
Turn the screen brightness control to the lowest possible setting.
Press
Ctrl.-Alt-
↓↓
to reduce the CPU speed. (Not available on DX4
models.)
Save your work in progress to minimize the danger of losing data.
If you are using a RAM disk, save the contents of the RAM disk to the
hard disk.
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