Recalibrating The Battery - Gateway M275 User Manual

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Chapter 5: Managing Power

Recalibrating the battery

If your convertible tablet PC 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:
1
Connect the AC adapter, then turn on your convertible tablet PC.
2
As soon as it starts and you see a startup screen, press F2. The BIOS
Setup utility opens.
3
Open the
4
Highlight
spacebar.
5
Open the
E
.
NTER
6
Select
Yes
The battery recalibration process begins and a screen opens showing
you the progress. The entire process will take several hours.
Important
When the recalibration has finished, the message "Press [Esc] key to
exit" appears.
7
Press E
SC
battery charge. If the battery charge indicator does not show an
accurate charge, contact Gateway Technical Support.
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menu.
Advanced
Battery Auto Learning
menu, then highlight
Exit
, then press E
NTER
Do not interrupt the battery recalibration process. If
recalibration is interrupted, you must start the process over
again.
. The battery charge indicator now displays an accurate
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, then select
Enabled
Exit Saving Changes
.
by pressing the
and press

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