Battery packs
Power
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Step 3: Recharging the battery pack
To recharge the battery pack:
1. Plug the computer into external power and maintain external
power until the battery pack is fully recharged. When the
battery pack is recharged, the battery light on the computer is
turned off.
You can use the computer while the battery pack is
recharging, but the battery pack will charge faster if the
computer is off.
2. If the computer is off, turn it on when the battery pack is fully
charged and the battery light is turned off.
3. Select
Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options > Power Schemes
tab.
4. Reenter the settings that you recorded for the items in the
Plugged in
column and the
Running on batteries
column.
5. Click
OK
.
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CAUTION:
After calibrating the battery pack, reenable hibernation.
Failure to reenable hibernation may result in a complete battery
discharge and potential information loss.
To reenable hibernation, select
Start > Control Panel >
Performance and Maintenance > Power Options >
Hibernate
tab. Select the
Enable hibernation
check box, and then
click
Apply
.