ECS GQ Notebook, User Manual

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Turn the Mobile PC off. Connect the AC adapter and let the removable battery fully
recharge. When the removable battery charge indicator turns off, the battery is fully
charged.
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Turn On the Mobile PC , let the removable battery run down until the battery is in low-
low state and you hear a warning beeps. You can now connect the AC adapter.
The removable battery pack is now calibrated properly.
In general, using the removable battery until the low-low battery-warning indicator appears
and fully recharges the battery each time (full discharge/charge cycle) will ensure the
accurate reporting of the battery gauge status.
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You can automatically charge the removable battery pack by using the AC Adapter. The
charge time is about two hours when the Mobile PC power is turned off. The following
table summarizes the charging modes:
Charge Mode Charge Time
Fast Approximately 2 hours with the system off or in Suspend mode.
The temperature must be 25
°
C or below room temperature.
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The system will stop battery charging when the battery temperature is over 55
℃ to protect the battery from overheat.
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Windows 98SE/windows ME/Windows 2000 has an applet in the Control Panel that will
display an icon in the Windows taskbar indicating when the Mobile PC is running on
battery power or is attached to AC adapter. This applet also displays a meter that indicates
how much charge is remaining in the battery .
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