How to show/hide the battery icon on the EEE PC?

I got annoyed of the “battery is broken” warning message so I changed the settings to only show the battery icon when the battery is critically low. But it’s like it’s not working as it should. My eee pc just shutdown by itself without any warning after a couple of hours when unplugged. I have been searching for this since the day I disabled the battery icon to show on the system tray. Glad I finally discovered how to do it. And it’s very simple. I’m a total noob.

Application > Settings > Screensaver Settings > Power Management > General tab

Available options
• Only display an icon when battery power is critically low
• Only display an icon when charging or discharging
• Only display an icon when battery is present
• Always display an icon

I believe the 4th option is set by default. I have tried the first option, it did not work as I expected.

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Last updated: April 14, 2011 |

Andrew is a longtime fan of portable laptops. Working as a tech journalist since 2004, he's had the chance to see these become better and better and now he's the Editor-in-Chief here at AllAboutEEEPC.com. The site is mainly focused on Asus netbooks, tablets and mini laptops, but you can always find more about these devices over at netbooklive.com , where Andrew spends most of its time. More on the About page. See all posts by Andrew.