Elitegroup G736 - Manual (Page 55)

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
When the pack initially reaches the “Battery Low” state approximately 10 ~ 15 minutes of
the usable battery life is left.
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