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2.
Turn the Notebook off. Connect the AC adapter and let the battery
fully recharge. When the battery charge indicator turns off, the
battery is fully charged.
3.
Turn On the notebook, let the battery run down until the battery is in
low-low state and you hear a warning beeps. The system will
automatically enter the Suspend mode. You can now connect the
AC adapter.
4.
The battery pack is now calibrated properly.
In general, using the 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.
Automatic Battery Pack Charging Function
You can automatically charge the battery pack by using the AC Adapter.
The charge time is about three hours when the Notebook power is turned
off. The following table summarizes the charging modes:
Charge Mode Charge Time
Fast 3 hours with the system off or in Suspend
mode. The temperature must be 25
°
C or
below room temperature.
Pre-Charge A pre-charge is supplied to the Li-Ion battery
pack.
Battery Status
Windows XP has an applet in the Control Panel that will display an icon
in the Windows taskbar indicating when the Notebook is running on
battery power or is attached to the AC adapter.
This applet also displays a meter that indicates how much charge is
remaining in the battery.
Battery Low Warning
You will hear an audible beep signal every 5 seconds alerting you to the
“Battery Low” status. When the battery power reaches the “Battery Low
Low” status the beeping sound will accelerate.
Your battery now has 1 ~ 2 minutes of battery charge remaining. You
must save your data or connect AC power immediately; otherwise, you
may lose your data.