Lightning Bolt thru Battery Icon

When I check my battery usage there is a lightning bolt thru it that NEVER goes away even if it has been charging all night and is no longer on the charger. I couldn't find anything on this in the user manual. Does this indicate a problem? Should I be concerned? How do I fix it?
Thanks!
Post relates to: Tungsten E2

here's the link for the palm desktop software for the E2. you need to install this to your PC and sync your handheld to save the data. though the data will not will be lost if the battery died down since E2 is using NVRAM but still it's not a guarantee. once your data got in the device you haven't don't a hotsync, you can no longer recover them back. so it's good to sync and save it to the PC so that you can re-sync it over.
to check your battery life, you can just tap the battery icon. it should show the percentage of how much battery life left.
http://kb.palm.com/wps/portal/kb/na/tungsten/e2/unlocked/solutions/article/37014_en.html

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