User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Notebook Features
- Pointing Devices and Keyboard
- Battery Packs
- Running the Notebook on Battery Power
- Identifying Battery Packs
- Inserting or Removing a Primary Battery Pack
- Inserting or Removing a MultiBay Battery Pack
- Charging a Battery Pack
- Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack
- Managing Low-Battery Conditions
- Calibrating a Battery Pack
- Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings
- Storing a Battery Pack
- Disposing of a Used Battery Pack
- Finding More Power Information
- Drives
Battery Packs
Hardware Guide 3–8
Monitoring the Charge in a
Battery Pack
This section explains several ways you can determine the amount
of charge in your battery pack.
Obtaining Accurate Charge Information
To increase the accuracy of all battery charge displays:
■ Allow a battery pack to discharge to about 10 percent of a full
charge through normal use before charging it. See “Accessing
Charge Information” later in this chapter.
■ When you charge a battery pack, charge it fully.
■ If a battery pack has not been used for 1 month or more,
calibrate the battery pack instead of simply charging it. For
calibration instructions, refer to “Calibrating a Battery Pack”
later in this chapter.
Displaying Charge Information on the
Screen
This section explains how to access and interpret battery charge
information on the screen.
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