## Physical Device Driver Reference

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### POWER_GETPOWERSTATUS (60h) - BatteryFlags

BatteryFlags A bit mask with the following bit definitions. Most of these bits correspond to the values returned by the BatteryStatus field, describing the state of the battery. This bit flag representation is supported by APM version 1.1 and higher. It allows concurrent status values to be returned such as Low and Charging. Bit # Meaning 0 High 1 Low 2 Critical 3 Charging 7 No system battery A returned value of 0xFF in this field indicates unknown battery flags.

Bit # Meaning
0 High
1 Low
2 Critical
3 Charging
7 No system battery

A returned value of FFh in this field indicates unknown battery flags. All other values besides FFh and those listed above are reserved.