Managing Power 3-7Battery Low Signals and ActionsBattery Low occurs when the battery has approximately 10 % (Windowsdefault setting) of its charge remaining. The computer gives warningbeeps or messages and the Battery Power Indicator ( ) blinks amber(orange) to alert you to take actions.NOTE: You can set up your threshold and signals of Battery Low under Windows.Immediately save your data upon Battery Low. The remaining operatingtime depends on how you are using the computer. If you are using theaudio subsystem, hard disk drive, or PC card the battery might run out ofcharge very quickly.Always respond to Battery Low by placing your computer on Standby orHibernation mode, turning off the computer, or connecting the ACadapter.If you do not take any action, the computer will automatically hibernateand turn off.CAUTION: If you fail to save your data when the battery completely runs out of charge,then you lose your data.
