7–16
Power
Battery packs
Step 2: Discharging the battery pack
Before you begin a full discharge, disable hibernation.
To disable hibernation:
1. Select
Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options > Hibernate
tab.
2. Clear the
Enable hibernation
box
.
3. Click
Apply
.
The computer must remain on while the battery pack is being
discharged. The battery pack can discharge whether or not you
are using the computer but will discharge faster while the
computer is in use.
■
If you plan to leave the computer unattended during the
discharge, save your work before beginning the discharge
procedure.
■
If you use the computer 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
computer is idle.
❏
System-initiated standby will not occur.
