Monitoring The Charge In A Battery Pack - HP Notebook Series Hardware And Software Manual

The battery light displays charge status:
On: the battery pack is charging.
Blinking: the battery pack has reached a low-battery
condition and is not charging.
Off: the battery pack is fully charged or not installed.
For information about determining the amount of charge in a
battery pack, see the
section next in this chapter.

Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack

Obtaining Accurate Charge Reports
To increase the accuracy of battery charge reports:
Allow a battery pack to discharge to about 10 percent of a full
charge through normal use before charging it.
When you charge a battery pack, charge it fully. The charge
in even a new battery pack might be reported inaccurately
until the battery pack has been fully charged at least once.
If a battery pack has been unused for one month or more,
calibrate the battery pack instead of simply charging it.
For information about battery calibration, see the
Battery Pack"
Hardware and Software Guide
"Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack"
section later in this chapter.
Power
"Calibrating a
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