Dossier D100
User’s Guide
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2.4
Battery Maintenance
To maintain the battery pack's maximum capacity, you should occasionally let the
notebook
deplete its battery power completely before recharging.
To carry out a complete depletion of the battery, disconnect the AC adapter and let your
notebook
consume the remaining battery power. To speed up the depletion, use the HDD as
much as possible, and the LCD should be set as bright as possible. When the battery is
empty, wait for the
notebook
to cool down (especially the battery). The temperature should
be within 15-25
C (59-77
F). Then insert the AC adapter to recharge the battery.
2.5
Power Consumption
The
Windows
™
operating system has incorporated the latest state-of-the-art
ACPI
(
Advanced Configuration Power Interface)
power management methodology. In order to
fully utilize the power of your battery packs, it would be a good idea for you to spend
sometime to acquire a basic understanding of the power management concept from your
operating system.
In
Windows
™
Operating Systems
, you can go through
Power Options
of the
Control
Panel
according to the version of
Windows
™
Operating System
the
notebook
applies.
We shall not describe them in details.
