Battery Maintenance; Power Consumption; Reducing Power Consumption - Gigabyte M1022 User Manual

A: The batteries will self-discharge when they are not being recharged. To make sure a battery
pack is fully charged, recharge before use. Always keep the battery inside the M1022
Booktop and have the AC adapter connected whenever possible.
Q: I did not use my spare battery for months. I have problem in recharging it.
A: If you happen to leave your battery pack to go through an extended period of self-discharge,
say more than three months, the battery voltage level will become too low and needs to be
Pre-Charged (to bring the battery voltage level high enough) before it automatically (for
Li-Ion only) resumes its normal Fast Charge. Pre-Charge may take 30 minutes. Fast
Charge usually takes 2~3 hours.

2.4 Battery Maintenance

To maintain the battery pack's maximum capacity, you should occasionally let the M1022
Booktop deplete its battery power completely before recharging.
To carry out a complete depletion of the battery, disconnect the AC adapter and let your
M1022 Booktop consume the remaining battery power. To speed up the depletion, use the
HDD as much as possible. When the battery is empty, wait for the M1022 Booktop to cool
down (especially the battery). The temperature should be within 15-25°C (59-77°F). Then
insert the AC adapter to recharge the battery.

2.5 Power Consumption

The Windows™ operating system has incorporated the latest state-of-the-art ACPI
(Advanced Configuration Power Interface) power management methodology. In order to
fully utilize the power of your battery packs, it would be a good idea for you to spend sometime
to acquire a basic understanding of the power management concept from your operating
system.
In Windows™ Operating Systems, you can go through Power Options of the Control
Panel according to the version of Windows™ Operating System the M1022 Booktop
applies. We shall not describe them in details.

2.6 Reducing Power Consumption

Although your M1022 Booktop (together with the operating system) is capable of power
conservation, there are measures you can take to reduce the power consumption:
*Use the AC power whenever possible.
*Try to use the HDD drive to read and write files, instead of using the external USB FDD.
*Disable unused devices, such as Web Cam, WLAN, Bluetooth®, and etc.
*Decrease LCD panel brightness through Windows.
Note: Whenever system is powered on or powered off, make sure the battery pack is installed
in the battery pack compartment.