Asus F74 - Manual (Page 64)

64 Notebook PC User’s Manual
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On the top of the battery pack is a built-in four-level LED gauge indicator. You can read the battery remaining by
pushing the flat button on the indicator label. The battery pack is charging when the icon outline flashes.
Battery Power System (Cont’)
Battery Gauge & Charging Status
The battery status icon on the system status panel indicates the approximate amount of battery remaining through the
bars in the four-level-bar gauge and also indicates when the battery is being charged by a blinking outline. When the
lowest bar of the four-level-bar gauge starts to flash and you can hear an audible beep. The signal alerts you that the
battery is very low. Save your data or plug-in the AC adapter immediately; otherwise, you may lose your current
working data.
Approximately 75 - 100% battery power remaining.
Approximately 50 - 75% battery power remaining.
Approximately 25 - 50% battery power remaining.
Approximately 10 - 25% battery power remaining.
Less than 9% remaining when lowest bar starts to flash.
Power Management Modes
The Notebook PC has a number of automatic or adjustable power saving features that you can use to maximize battery
life and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). You can control some of these features through the Power menu in the
BIOS Setup. The power management features are designed to save as much electricity as possible by putting compo-
nents into a low power consumption mode as often as possible but also allow full operation on demand. These low
power modes are referred to as Standby mode and Suspend mode. The Standby mode is a simple function provided by
the operating system and the suspend mode is an intense power saver provided by the Notebook PC’s BIOS. When the
Notebook PC is in either one of the power saving modes, the green power LED (next to the touchpad buttons) will blink.