Managing Battery Power The OmniBook conserves power by using Advanced Power Management (APM) software that controls battery charging and power drain. If you re using Windows 95 or Windows 98 , APM is preinstalled on the OmniBook. re using Windows NT 4.0 , you’ll need to install APM. See page 3-9 for instructions. If you The OmniBook provides several safeguards so you won’t be surprised by a dead-battery condition, including the following: ♦ The battery status indicator shows the remaining battery charge. ♦ Built-in warnings are displayed for low-battery conditions.
♦ The OmniBook automatically turns off when the battery charge gets too low—your session continues when you start recharging the battery or insert a fresh battery. Data on any of the drives is not affected by a low battery—unless the battery runs down completely while writing data to the drive, or if the battery in a PC RAM card is also low. 3-2