E17 User Guide/Battery

This module is a battery meter that uses either ACPI or APM to monitor your battery and AC power adapter status, works under Linux and FreeBSD, but is only as accurate as your BIOS/drivers.

When configuring the battery module in Basic Mode, you will see a screen similar to this:

• Show alert when battery is low:
  • This item, when checked, will cause the battery module to display an Alert when the battery reaches a low-power state.

When configuring the battery module in Advanced Mode, you will see a screen similar to this:

• Check battery every:
  • This configuration option allows you to set the time (in seconds) that the battery status will be checked.

• Show alert when battery is low:
  • This configuration option, when checked, will cause the battery module to display an Alert when the battery reaches a low-power state.

• Alert when battery is down to:
  • This configuration option allows you to set what is considered to be the battery's low-power state.