46 Using Your Gateway Solo™ 9150 Notebook
Maintaining battery power
The notebook can run on a fully charged battery for about 3 to 4 hours of
normal use before the battery needs recharging.
As long as the AC adapter is properly connected, the battery will charge
while your notebook is operating.
Battery learning software
About once a year you will need to run the Battery Learning Software
to re-calibrate the battery gauge. This learning cycle increases the battery
gauge accuracy (gauge accuracy changes over time).
Because the learning cycle can take as long as 16 hours per battery, we
suggest that you let the Learning Cycle program run overnight.
1.
Insert the battery into the battery bay.
2.
Plug the AC adapter into the notebook, then to an AC outlet.
3.
Insert the Portable System Restoration CD.
4.
Start up your notebook.
5.
After pressing the power button, watch for a message to appear on the
bottom left side of your screen. This message will prompt you to press
F2.
6.
Press F2 as soon as the message appears. The BIOS Setup program
opens.
7.
In the
Main
menu, select
Boot sequence
by pressing the down arrow key.
8.
Change the
Boot sequence
value to
CD-ROM
by pressing the ( - ) minus
key.
9.
Select the
Exit
menu by pressing the right arrow key.
To perform a learning cycle on the battery pack
Important!
Removing the battery or
disconnecting the AC
power will interrupt the
learning cycle. If the
learning cycle is
interrupted, it must be
restarted from the
beginning to properly
condition the battery.
