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Determining remaining battery power – Toshiba SATELLITE M500 User Manual

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Mobile Computing

Monitoring main battery power

HINT: Be careful not to confuse the battery light (

), the ON/OFF

light (

), and the power button light (near the upper-left corner of

the keyboard).

When the ON/OFF light or power button light flashes amber, it
indicates that the system is suspended (using the Windows

®

operating system Sleep command).

(Sample Illustration) Power and battery light locations

Determining remaining battery power

Wait at least 16 seconds after turning on the computer before trying
to monitor the remaining battery power. The computer needs this
time to check the battery’s remaining capacity and perform its
calculations.

Power

button

System Indicator Lights

AC power light

Battery light

Internal storage drive light

Bridge Media

ON/OFF light

Adapter light

NOTE