Gateway 8510GH, User Manual

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Recharging the battery
Recharging the battery
The battery recharges while it is installed and your notebook is connected
to AC power. While the battery recharges, the battery charge indicator
turns on and the power cord icon in the taskbar has a lightning bolt
.
Recalibrating the battery
If your notebook unexpectedly goes into Standby mode while you are
using it but the battery charge is not low, you may need to recalibrate
your battery. You should also recalibrate the battery periodically to
maintain the accuracy of the battery gauge.
To recalibrate the battery:
1
Connect the AC adapter, then turn on your notebook.
2
As soon as your notebook starts and you see a startup screen, press
F2 . The BIOS Setup utility opens.
3
Open the
Advanced
menu.
4
Highlight
Battery Auto Learning
, then select
Enabled
by pressing the
spacebar.
5
Open the
Exit
menu, then highlight
Exit Saving Changes
and press
E
NTER
.
Important If the power cord or battery icon does not appear on the
taskbar, click the show hidden icons
button. If the icon
still does not appear, make sure that Always show icon
on the taskbar is checked on the Advance tab in the
Power Options Properties dialog box.
For more information, see “Changing notebook power
settings” in
Using Your Computer which has been included
on your hard drive. To access this guide, click Start,
All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation.