Getting The Most From Your Battery; Maximizing Battery Performance - Gateway MT6704 Reference Manual

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not show an accurate charge, contact Gateway Customer Care at the location
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Getting the most from your
battery

Maximizing battery performance

To get maximum performance from your notebook battery,
we recommend that you initially condition (fully charge and
discharge) your new battery a few times during the first
several weeks of use, to let it reach its maximum rated
capacity.
Over the long term, use the battery at least once a month,
even it was kept in a cool, dry place for storage, but avoid
frequent full discharges because this puts additional strain on
the battery. Several partial discharges with frequent
recharges are better for a lithium-ion battery than one
complete discharge, and recharging a partially charged
lithium-ion battery does not cause harm because there is no
memory.
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Open the Exit menu, highlight Exit Saving Changes,
then press E
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Select Yes, then press E
The battery recalibration process begins and a screen
opens showing you the progress. The entire process
takes several hours.
When the recalibration has finished, the message "Press
[Esc] key to exit" appears.
Press E . The battery charge indicator now displays an
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accurate battery charge.
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If, after completing this procedure, the battery charge indicator still does
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