Power
Hardware and Software Guide
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If you use the notebook occasionally during the discharge
procedure and have set energy-saving timeouts, expect the
following performance from your system during the
discharge process:
■
The monitor will not turn off automatically.
■
Hard drive speed will not decrease automatically while the
notebook is idle.
■
System-initiated Standby will not occur.
Recharging the Battery Pack
1. Connect the notebook to external power and keep the
notebook connected until the battery pack is fully recharged
and the battery light is turned off.
You can use the notebook while the battery pack is
recharging, but the battery pack will charge faster if the
notebook is turned off.
2. Select the Power icon on the taskbar or select
Start >
Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power
Options > Power Schemes
tab.
3. Reenter the settings you recorded for the items in the
Plugged In
column and the
Running on Batteries
column.
4. Select
OK.
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CAUTION:
After calibrating the battery pack, reenable Hibernation. To
reenable Hibernation:
1. Select
Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options > Hibernate
tab.
2. Select the
Enable Hibernation
check box.
