I have Vista Home Premium 32-bit. The computer manufacturer says that keeping my laptop plugged in after it is fully charged will ruin my battery, so I unplug & run on the battery once it is fully charged. My problem is that the only warning I get that the battery is low is a teeny-tiny yellow flag next to the power options icon in the notification area at the bottom right of the screen. This is very easy to miss. I am tired of my computer shutting down while I am in the middle of something. Is there a way I can get a pop-up warning that my computer is going to shut down? I am a novice, so please go light on the tech terms. Thanks.
low battery warning
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You can use Windows Sidebar and download a Battery Meter and also you can Take the battery out anf Plug the Computer on AC Power and it will run on the Mains instead of the Battery
Hope This Helps,
Josh
Hope This Helps,
Josh
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Built
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.10GHz
- Motherboard
- Foxconn H67MP-S/-V/H67MP
- Memory
- 8.0GB DDR3 @ 665MHz (2GBx4)
- Graphics card(s)
- AMD HD Radeon 6870
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- SMB1930NW (1440x900@60Hz)
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x800
- Hard Drives
- 977GB Seagate ST31000524AS ATA Device (SATA) + 250GB WD iSCSI attached Drive
- Case
- Novatech Night
- Mouse
- Dell HID-compliant mouse
- Keyboard
- Standard PS/2 Keyboard
In addition to the answer to your question, provided by Shadowjk, here is some information to help you attain a long battery life
http://www.ehow.com/how_3037_battery-life-laptop.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_3037_battery-life-laptop.html
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS420
- Memory
- 6 gig
- Graphics card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
- Sound Card
- Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
- Hard Drives
- 640 gb
- Cooling
- Fan
- Mouse
- Dell USB 4 button optical
- Keyboard
- Dell USB
- Other Info
- DSL provided by ATT
Thanks Josh & Richc. Both suggestions are a help. After looking at other posts, it appears that everyone with this problem also has a Toshiba laptop like mine. Guess the manufacturer is responsible. Thanks again.
My Computer
This is true that you should remove charger once your battery is fully charged.
In my laptop i get a beep sound always when battery is low.
Other than this you can go into control panel and get a battery icon in the taskbar. This will be highly helpful..