Recalibrating The Battery - Gateway Solo 1150 User Manual

Recalibrating the battery

If your notebook unexpectedly goes into Standby mode while you are using
it but the battery charge is not low, you may need to recalibrate your battery.
You should also recalibrate the battery once a year to maintain the accuracy
of the battery gauge.
To recalibrate the battery:
1
Connect the AC power adapter, then turn on your notebook.
2
When you see the startup screen, press F2. The BIOS Setup program
opens.
3
Press the left arrow key until you select the
4
Press the down arrow key until you select the
(set by default to disabled).
5
Press E
6
Press the down arrow key to select
7
Press E
8
Press the left arrow key until you select
9
Press the down arrow key until you select
recalibration program begins.
After your battery has been recalibrated, the notebook recharges the
battery. Recharging may take 12-24 hours. After the battery finishes
recharging, the battery gauge displays the accurate battery charge. If the
battery gauge does not show an accurate charge, contact technical
support.
Important
10
Follow the on-screen instructions to exit the battery recalibration
program.
. A small settings window opens.
NTER
. The option is set to
NTER
Do not interrupt the battery recalibration process. If
recalibration is interrupted, you must start the process over
again.
Security
Battery Auto-Learning
.
Enabled
.
Enabled
.
Exit
Exit Saving Changes
Recalibrating the battery
menu.
option
. The battery
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