Discharging The Battery Pack For Os/2 And Windows - IBM ThinkPad 755CX Manual

Using the Fuel-Gauge Program

Discharging the Battery Pack for OS/2 and Windows

Note:
The battery charging indicator starts
blinking when discharging starts.
Power-on password:
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When the battery pack needs to be discharged, the computer
prompts you with a message. To discharge the battery, connect the
AC Adapter to the computer and click on the Discharge button (
on the Fuel-Gauge program screen. The discharge-in-progress
symbol ( ) appears above the gauge symbol, and the Charge
button ( ) appears in place of the Discharge button.
You can use the computer while the battery pack is discharging;
however, do not enter suspend mode or turn off the computer until
the discharge is complete.
Hints and Tips
If you have to leave the computer while the battery pack is
discharging, you can use the power-on password to secure the
computer. Close the LCD; then open it and leave the computer
at the power-on password prompt while you are away.
When the battery pack is completely discharged, charging starts
automatically.
To cancel discharging , click on the Charge button (
)
).