Elitegroup G730 User Manual

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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 ME/Windows 2000 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.