Gateway 200 - Manual (Page 153)

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Recharging the battery
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■ Pressing the battery meter button on the battery. The battery meter lights
indicate the percentage of battery charge remaining.
■ Waiting for a Low Battery warning message to appear.
If your battery charge indicator displays what looks like an inaccurate charge,
you may need to recalibrate the battery. For more information, see
“Recalibrating the battery” on page 144.
Recharging the battery
The battery recharges while it is installed and your notebook is connected to
AC power. While the battery is recharging, the battery charge indicator turns
orange and the battery icon in the taskbar has a lightning bolt
.
Important If the power cord or battery icon does not appear on the
taskbar, click the show hidden icons
button. If the icon
still does not appear, make sure that Always show icon
on the taskbar is checked on the Power Options
Properties Advanced tab. See “Changing advanced
settings” on page 153 for more information.