Toshiba Satellite M40 Maintenance Manual page 26

1 Hardware Overview
? Battery charging control
The EC controls the following.
– The quick charging ON/OFF
– The detection of full charge
? Detection of the low battery
The EC detects the low battery point by the gas gauge.
– LB10M = The system will be driven by the battery for 12 more minutes.
– LB0 = The battery won't be able to drive the system after 3 minutes.
– LB1 = The battery can drive the system only during the suspend process.
– LB2 = The battery cannot drive the system.
? New battery installation
When a new battery is installed, the EC communicates with the E
battery to read information of the newly installed battery.
? Battery capacity calculation
The EC reads battery remaining and percentage capacity from the battery through
SMBus.
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