Battery Operations; Increasing Battery Pack Operating Time - Compaq 12XL125 - Presario - K6-2 533 MHz Maintenance & Service Manual

Battery Operations

This section covers the following topics regarding battery pack operating time:

Increasing Battery Pack Operating Time

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Conditioning a Battery Pack
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Disposing of a Used Battery Pack
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Increasing Battery Pack Operating Time
Battery pack operating time varies depending on several factors. To avoid unnecessary
replacement, consider the following variables when determining how long a charged
battery pack should last:
Power management settings
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• Hardware configuration
Software applications
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Installed options
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Display brightness
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Hard drive usage
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Changes in operating temperature
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Type and number of installed PC cards
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Note: The power consumption requirements for PC cards vary widely. Some cards drain
the battery pack very rapidly.
Battery pack operating time can be increased by as much as 50 percent by controlling the
energy required by the computer and the energy stored in the battery pack.
Minimizing the Energy Required
To minimize the energy required by the computer, follow these steps:
Set the power conservation levels in the Power Management utility to Maximum.
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Customize the timeout value to work more efficiently with the applications. The
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amount of battery life depends on the values selected.
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RESARIO OTEBOOK AINTENANCE AND
Presario 1200XL Series
Model XL300, XL300A, and XL300B
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ERVICE UIDE ERIES
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ATTERY PERATIONS