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3 Managing Your Pocket PC
This chapter tells you how to effectively manage power, memory, settings, data
and programs of your Pocket PC.
3.1 Managing Power
You must maintain a continuous power supply to your Pocket PC to retain your
data, including any information, programs or settings that you added to your
Pocket PC.
A fully charged battery should provide power for up to 8 hours of use. The
operating time of a fully charged battery depends on how you are using the
Pocket PC. Some functions, such as using multimedia or operating a SD/MMC
card, may consume the battery power considerably.
Low Battery Signals and Actions
CAUTION:
Though your Pocket PC can retain data for 72 hours after its battery runs completely out
of power, you must constantly charge the battery of your Pocket PC. This can prevent
data loss or damage to the battery caused by the battery’s being kept in a discharged
state for too long.
When you recharge the battery upon a warning of low power, you should charge for at
least 30 minutes. If you unplug the AC adapter soon, you may not have sufficient battery
power for your operation.
You can monitor the battery power by tapping
Settings System tab
Power icon. The remaining power is displayed on a status bar in the Power
control panel.
When the battery is low, your Pocket PC will pop up a warning message. You
should save your data and recharge the battery immediately upon a warning of
low power; otherwise your Pocket PC will turn off automatically. You need to
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