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author | Phil Bull <philbull@gmail.com> | 2010-12-31 16:57:17 +0000 |
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committer | Phil Bull <philbull@gmail.com> | 2010-12-31 16:57:17 +0000 |
commit | c8469cf5d3546a41cab18620d38d7e573544b80f (patch) | |
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Wrote several power management topics. Ready for review.
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diff --git a/gnome-help/C/power-batterybroken.page b/gnome-help/C/power-batterybroken.page index a573a40..95e2162 100644 --- a/gnome-help/C/power-batterybroken.page +++ b/gnome-help/C/power-batterybroken.page @@ -1,25 +1,38 @@ <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" - xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/" type="topic" id="power-batterybroken"> <info> <link type="guide" xref="power#battery"/> - <desc>XXX</desc> - <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-06-29" status="stub"/> + <link type="seealso" xref="power-batteryoptimal"/> + + <desc>Your battery is probably not broken; it's more likely that it's just old.</desc> + <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2010-12-31" status="draft"/> <credit type="author"> <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name> <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email> </credit> + <credit type="author"> + <name>Phil Bull</name> + <email>philbull@gmail.com</email> + </credit> <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> </info> - <title>Why does it say my battery is broken?</title> - - <comment> - <cite date="2010-06-29" href="mailto:gnome-doc-list@gnome.org">GNOME Documentation Project</cite> - <p>Message displayed when user logs in for the first time; if laptop battery is old, its maximum capacity will be low and GPM will tell the user that it might be broken. This could panic users - reassurance and explanation is needed.</p> - </comment> - +<title>Why does it say my battery is broken?</title> + +<p>When you first log in, you might see a message that says:</p> +<quote> + <p><em>Battery may be broken. Your battery has a very low capacity which means that it may be old or broken.</em></p> +</quote> + +<p>This message is displayed when the computer detects that your battery is not capable of storing much charge. The most likely reason for this is that your battery is old; it's probably not broken, so there's no need to worry.</p> + +<p>Over time, all laptop batteries lose their ability to store charge. After a while (normally a year or more), the battery will only be able to store a fraction of the charge that it could when it was new. The message above is shown when this happens.</p> + +<p>If your computer/battery is relatively new, it should be capable of holding a high percentage of its <link xref="power-batterycapacity">design charge</link>. If it can't, then your battery may be broken and you might need to seek a replacement.</p> + +<p>See <link xref="power-batterycapacity"/> for instructions on how to check your battery's capacity.</p> + </page> |