Elitegroup G410 - Manual (Page 37)

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Preparing the Battery Pack for Use
Before using the battery pack for the first time, the Smart Battery
IC within the battery pack should be calibrated in order to get
accurate reporting of remaining battery life status.
To calibrate the battery pack follows the instructions below:
1.
Insert the battery into the battery compartment and turn on the
Notebook. If the battery is completely without power go to the
next step. Otherwise, let the battery run down until the battery
low-low warning beeps are heard. The system will
automatically enter Suspend mode.
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.