One of the worst things that can happen when working on a laptop is its battery dies halfway through the project. To avoid this, it's good to know how much battery life left in it. Most laptops offer a couple of ways to do this and there are several free downloads that will put a large monitor battery life on screen, which means you'll never be caught with a dead battery unexpectedly again.
Instructions
1.Look in the computer's system tray, which is in the right corner to the bottom of the screen where the clock. You should see a battery icon. If not automatically, click the arrows on the left side of the system tray, which will expand and show the tray icons.
2.Click on the icon of the laptop battery for detailed information on the compaq presario cq60 battery . The "Power Meter" tab displays the same information as the icon in the system tray, the detailed information that tells you what type of battery is, and whether it is currently charging (connected) or discharge.
3.Place your mouse over the battery icon, but do not click. The icon will be more or less how much battery life (half, three quarters full), but you mouse over it, you will have a label showing exactly how much life left in the battery.
4.Plug in the AC adapter when the battery needs charging. The state in the control panel or system tray will show that the computer is running on AC power and battery charging.
5.Go Control Panel if there is an icon in the system tray, or if you want more detailed information on laptop batteries. Click "Power Options" and "Power Meter" tab.
Instructions
1.Look in the computer's system tray, which is in the right corner to the bottom of the screen where the clock. You should see a battery icon. If not automatically, click the arrows on the left side of the system tray, which will expand and show the tray icons.
2.Click on the icon of the laptop battery for detailed information on the compaq presario cq60 battery . The "Power Meter" tab displays the same information as the icon in the system tray, the detailed information that tells you what type of battery is, and whether it is currently charging (connected) or discharge.
3.Place your mouse over the battery icon, but do not click. The icon will be more or less how much battery life (half, three quarters full), but you mouse over it, you will have a label showing exactly how much life left in the battery.
4.Plug in the AC adapter when the battery needs charging. The state in the control panel or system tray will show that the computer is running on AC power and battery charging.
5.Go Control Panel if there is an icon in the system tray, or if you want more detailed information on laptop batteries. Click "Power Options" and "Power Meter" tab.
