Dell Latitude D530 (Early 2008): Check the Battery Charge Check the Battery Health Low-Battery Warning
Check the Battery Charge Check the Battery Health Low-Battery Warning: Dell Latitude D530 (Early 2008)
Table of contents
- Notes, Notices, and Cautions
- Contents
- Finding Information What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
- What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
- What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
- What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
- What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
- What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
- What Are You Looking For? Find It Here Setting Up Your Computer Transferring Information to a New Computer
- Microsoft Windows XP Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard With the Operating System Disc
- To copy data from the old computer: To transfer data to the new computer:
- Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Without the Operating System Disc
- To transfer data to the new computer: Microsoft Windows Vista
- Turning Off Your Computer
- About Your Computer Front View
- Left Side View Right Side View
- Back View
- Bottom View
- Using a Battery Battery Performance
- Checking the Battery Charge Charge Gauge
- Check the Battery Charge Check the Battery Health Low-Battery Warning
- Conserving Battery Power Power Management Modes Standby and Sleep Mode
- Hibernate Mode
- Configuring Power Management Settings Accessing Power Options Properties Windows XP Windows Vista Charging the Battery
- Replacing the Battery
- Storing a Battery Troubleshooting
- Lockups and Software Problems
- A solid blue screen appears Other software problems
- When to Use the Dell Diagnostics Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive
- Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Optional Drivers and Utilities Disc
- Dell Diagnostics Main Menu Option Function Tab Function
- Tab Function
- Index
- 36 Index
- Index 37
The battery operating time is largely determined by the number of times it is
charged. After hundreds of charge and discharge cycles, batteries lose some
charge capacity—or battery health. That is, a battery can show a status of
"charged" but maintain a reduced charge capacity (health).
Check the Battery Charge
To check the battery charge, press and release the status button on the battery
charge gauge to illuminate the charge-level lights. Each light represents
approximately 20 percent of the total battery charge. For example, if the
battery has 80 percent of its charge remaining, four of the lights are on. If no
lights appear, the battery has no charge.
Check the Battery Health
NOTE: You can check battery health in one of two ways: by using the charge gauge
on the battery as described below and by using the Battery Meter in Dell QuickSet.
For information about QuickSet, right-click the icon in the taskbar, and click Help.
To check the battery health using the charge gauge, press and hold the status
button on the battery charge gauge for at least 3 seconds. If no lights appear,
the battery is in good condition, and more than 80 percent of its original
charge capacity remains. Each light represents incremental degradation. If
five lights appear, less than 60 percent of the charge capacity remains, and you
should consider replacing the battery. See "Using a Battery" on page 21 for
more information about the battery operating time.
Low-Battery Warning
NOTICE: To avoid losing or corrupting data, save your work immediately after a
low-battery warning. Then connect the computer to an electrical outlet, or install a
second battery in the media bay. If the battery runs completely out of power,
hibernate mode begins automatically.
A pop-up window warns you when the battery charge is approximately
90 percent depleted. If two batteries are installed, the low-battery warning
means that the combined charge of both batteries is approximately
90 percent depleted. The computer enters hibernate mode when the battery
charge is at a critically low level.
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