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" <mccm.vos@abc.invalid> 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...
>[/color]


Try

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

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"Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> schreef in bericht
news:uC8x1GBzJHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
>
> "Linea Recta" <mccm.vos@abc.invalid> wrote in message
> news:OMMEkSAzJHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>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...
>>[/color]
>
>
> Try
>
> Control Panel > Sound > Sounds (tab) > Scroll down to 'Low Battery Alarm'
>[/color]


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:
[color=blue]
> "Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> schreef in bericht
> news:uC8x1GBzJHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>
>> "Linea Recta" <mccm.vos@abc.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:OMMEkSAzJHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>>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...
>>>[/color]
>>
>>
>> Try
>>
>> Control Panel > Sound > Sounds (tab) > Scroll down to 'Low Battery Alarm'
>>[/color]
>
>
> OK thanks, found it.
> Although sounds already seem to be enabled...[/color]

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 :

[url]http://osirisdevelopment.com/BatteryBar/index.html[/url]

[url]http://www.codeplex.com/vistabattery[/url]

[url]http://users.rcn.com/tmtalpey/BattStat/[/url]

[url]http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/freeware/laptop_download.shtml[/url]


"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote in message
news:6o93lf5wcaa1.siohqli3jpp.dlg@40tude.net...[color=blue]
> On Sun, 3 May 2009 22:44:11 +0200, Linea Recta wrote:
>[color=green]
>> "Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> schreef in bericht
>> news:uC8x1GBzJHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "Linea Recta" <mccm.vos@abc.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:OMMEkSAzJHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>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'
>>>[/color]
>>
>>
>> OK thanks, found it.
>> Although sounds already seem to be enabled...[/color]
>
> 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.
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom[/color]

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> schreef in bericht
news:6o93lf5wcaa1.siohqli3jpp.dlg@40tude.net...[color=blue]
> On Sun, 3 May 2009 22:44:11 +0200, Linea Recta wrote:
>[color=green]
>> "Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> schreef in bericht
>> news:uC8x1GBzJHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "Linea Recta" <mccm.vos@abc.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:OMMEkSAzJHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>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'
>>>[/color]
>>
>>
>> OK thanks, found it.
>> Although sounds already seem to be enabled...[/color]
>
> 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.[/color]


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.

[color=blue]
>
> I suggest setting the alarm for a silly value like 50% for test purposes.[/color]


Good idea.


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On Tue, 5 May 2009 12:58:21 +0200, Linea Recta wrote:
[color=blue]
> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> schreef in bericht
> news:6o93lf5wcaa1.siohqli3jpp.dlg@40tude.net...[color=green]
>> On Sun, 3 May 2009 22:44:11 +0200, Linea Recta wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> "Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> schreef in bericht
>>> news:uC8x1GBzJHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> "Linea Recta" <mccm.vos@abc.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:OMMEkSAzJHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>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...[/color]
>>
>> 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.[/color]
>
>
> 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.
>
>[color=green]
>>
>> I suggest setting the alarm for a silly value like 50% for test purposes.[/color]
>
>
> Good idea.[/color]

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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