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Displaying Battery Information
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Displaying Battery Information
You can display detailed information for each of the batteries in your notebook.
The following sections briefly describe how to display your notebook’s general
battery information. Refer to PowerPanel™ Help for more detailed information.
To activate the battery information toolbar
1 Right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
2 Select Toolbars from the pop-up menu, then click Battery Information. The
Battery Information toolbar appears on the taskbar.
You can also view the total capacity remaining in the battery by placing the
pointer over the battery status icon in the task tray on the lower right side of the
screen.
❑ Percentage indicator — Displays the percentage of the remaining battery
capacity.
❑ Time indicator — Displays estimated time (hours/minutes) remaining
before the battery fully drains, also referred to as the time-to-empty.
Battery icon descriptions
Battery Information Toolbar
Battery Icon Battery Status
Charging