I used to get ample warning before the battery became empty. Not so today.
Where can I check for this sound setting? I searched under energy
settings...


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"Linea Recta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I used to get ample warning before the battery became empty. Not so today.
>Where can I check for this sound setting? I searched under energy
>settings...
>


Try

Control Panel > Sound > Sounds (tab) > Scroll down to 'Low Battery Alarm'

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"Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
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>
> "Linea Recta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I used to get ample warning before the battery became empty. Not so today.
>>Where can I check for this sound setting? I searched under energy
>>settings...
>>
>
>
> Try
>
> Control Panel > Sound > Sounds (tab) > Scroll down to 'Low Battery Alarm'
>


OK thanks, found it.
Although sounds already seem to be enabled...



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On Sun, 3 May 2009 22:44:11 +0200, Linea Recta wrote:

> "Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "Linea Recta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I used to get ample warning before the battery became empty. Not so today.
>>>Where can I check for this sound setting? I searched under energy
>>>settings...
>>>
>>
>>
>> Try
>>
>> Control Panel > Sound > Sounds (tab) > Scroll down to 'Low Battery Alarm'
>>
>
>
> OK thanks, found it.
> Although sounds already seem to be enabled...

Hmm. A few years ago I had a laptop where I set the battery alarm to go off
at some percentage. Let's say 10%, since I can't remember.

Here's the problem. On that computer, at around 15%, the computer shut
itself down automatically, so I never heard the alarm.

By automatically, I don't mean on purpose: at that level, my computer just
couldn't run anymore and fell asleep like a narcoleptic.

I suggest setting the alarm for a silly value like 50% for test purposes.

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Check these out :

http://osirisdevelopment.com/BatteryBar/index.html

http://www.codeplex.com/vistabattery

http://users.rcn.com/tmtalpey/BattStat/

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/free...download.shtml


"Gene E. Bloch" <not-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 3 May 2009 22:44:11 +0200, Linea Recta wrote:
>
>> "Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>> "Linea Recta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I used to get ample warning before the battery became empty. Not so
>>>>today.
>>>>Where can I check for this sound setting? I searched under energy
>>>>settings...
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Try
>>>
>>> Control Panel > Sound > Sounds (tab) > Scroll down to 'Low Battery
>>> Alarm'
>>>
>>
>>
>> OK thanks, found it.
>> Although sounds already seem to be enabled...
>
> Hmm. A few years ago I had a laptop where I set the battery alarm to go
> off
> at some percentage. Let's say 10%, since I can't remember.
>
> Here's the problem. On that computer, at around 15%, the computer shut
> itself down automatically, so I never heard the alarm.
>
> By automatically, I don't mean on purpose: at that level, my computer just
> couldn't run anymore and fell asleep like a narcoleptic.
>
> I suggest setting the alarm for a silly value like 50% for test purposes.
>
> --
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"Gene E. Bloch" <not-(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sun, 3 May 2009 22:44:11 +0200, Linea Recta wrote:
>
>> "Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>> "Linea Recta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I used to get ample warning before the battery became empty. Not so
>>>>today.
>>>>Where can I check for this sound setting? I searched under energy
>>>>settings...
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Try
>>>
>>> Control Panel > Sound > Sounds (tab) > Scroll down to 'Low Battery
>>> Alarm'
>>>
>>
>>
>> OK thanks, found it.
>> Although sounds already seem to be enabled...
>
> Hmm. A few years ago I had a laptop where I set the battery alarm to go
> off
> at some percentage. Let's say 10%, since I can't remember.
>
> Here's the problem. On that computer, at around 15%, the computer shut
> itself down automatically, so I never heard the alarm.
>
> By automatically, I don't mean on purpose: at that level, my computer just
> couldn't run anymore and fell asleep like a narcoleptic.


It had shut down automatically here too, and I assume on purpose (I was away
from the laptop), because after loading with the adapter and restarting
Windows, I got a question wether I wanted to resume the session.
The bad thing though is that this is a timed message and if you don't read
in a hurry, you're too late to answer.

In principle I think it is good that the computer shuts down automatically
BEFORE power becomes too low, but if possible AFTER giving a sound signal,
if al all possible.


>
> I suggest setting the alarm for a silly value like 50% for test purposes.


Good idea.


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On Tue, 5 May 2009 12:58:21 +0200, Linea Recta wrote:

> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Sun, 3 May 2009 22:44:11 +0200, Linea Recta wrote:
>>
>>> "Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>
>>>> "Linea Recta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>I used to get ample warning before the battery became empty. Not so
>>>>>today.
>>>>>Where can I check for this sound setting? I searched under energy
>>>>>settings...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Try
>>>>
>>>> Control Panel > Sound > Sounds (tab) > Scroll down to 'Low Battery
>>>> Alarm'
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> OK thanks, found it.
>>> Although sounds already seem to be enabled...
>>
>> Hmm. A few years ago I had a laptop where I set the battery alarm to go
>> off
>> at some percentage. Let's say 10%, since I can't remember.
>>
>> Here's the problem. On that computer, at around 15%, the computer shut
>> itself down automatically, so I never heard the alarm.
>>
>> By automatically, I don't mean on purpose: at that level, my computer just
>> couldn't run anymore and fell asleep like a narcoleptic.
>
>
> It had shut down automatically here too, and I assume on purpose (I was away
> from the laptop), because after loading with the adapter and restarting
> Windows, I got a question wether I wanted to resume the session.
> The bad thing though is that this is a timed message and if you don't read
> in a hurry, you're too late to answer.
>
> In principle I think it is good that the computer shuts down automatically
> BEFORE power becomes too low, but if possible AFTER giving a sound signal,
> if al all possible.
>
>
>>
>> I suggest setting the alarm for a silly value like 50% for test purposes.
>
>
> Good idea.

Actually, how can I know whether the computer shut down on purpose? I can
(I claim) sometimes read organic minds, but not silicon ones :-)

I really just meant that it shut down before it got to my set level, and I
had fun anthropomorphizing...

And yes, I agree, it's better that it shut down before harm was done!


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