Recalibrating The Battery - Gateway MX6960 Reference Manual

CHAPTER 5: Managing Power

Recalibrating the battery

Important
Do not interrupt the
battery recalibration
process. If
recalibration is
interrupted, you must
start the process over
again.
Important
If, after completing
this procedure, the
battery charge
indicator still does not
show an accurate
charge, contact
Gateway Customer
Care at the location
shown on the
Customer Care label.
For more information,
see "Gateway contact
information" on
page 3
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Slide the battery lock to the locked
7
position.
Turn your notebook over.
8
Open the LCD panel and press the power
9
button.
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 periodically to maintain
the accuracy of the battery gauge.
To recalibrate the battery:
Connect the AC adapter, then turn on your
1
notebook.
As soon as it starts and you see a startup
2
screen, press F2. The BIOS Setup utility
opens.
Open the Advanced menu.
3
Highlight Battery Auto Learning, then
4
select Enabled by pressing the spacebar.
Open the Exit menu, then highlight Exit
5
Saving Changes and press E
Select Yes, then press E
6
The battery recalibration process begins
and a screen opens showing you the
progress. The entire process will take
several hours.
When the recalibration has finished, the
message "Press [Esc] key to exit" appears.
Press E . The battery charge indicator
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now displays an accurate battery charge.
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