ECS Intel-powered Convertible Classmate PC, User Manual

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It will take about 5 hours to charge the battery to 100% capacity
while Intel-powered classmate PC is powered on. When the battery
is fully charged, the battery charge indicator becomes blue.
If system runs at heavy loads or in a high
temperature environment, the battery may not be fully
charged. You need to continue to charge it with the AC
adapter plugged in until the charging LED turns blue.
System will not charge battery when
temperature exceeds 45

C.
Checking the Battery Level
You can check the remaining battery power in Operating System
battery status indicator.
Prolonging the Battery’s Life and Usage Cycles
There are ways you can prolong the use of battery.

Use the AC adapter wherever AC wall outlet is available. This
will ensure uninterrupted computing.

Store the battery pack at room temperature. Higher
temperature tends to deplete the battery’s power faster.

Make good use of the power management function. Save To
Disk (Hibernate) saves the most energy by storing current
system contents in a hard disk space reserved for this
function.

The life expectancy of the battery is approximately 300
recharges.

See the notices section in the beginning of the user manual
on how to care for the battery pack.

Use FF7 key to decrease the brightness of the
screen.
To achieve optimal battery performance,
you may need to do a battery calibration at a 3-month interval.
To do this:

Fully charge the battery.