Recalibrating The Battery - Gateway M350 User Manual

Chapter 8: Managing Power

Recalibrating the battery

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:
1
Connect the AC adapter, then turn on your notebook.
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
6
Select
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
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
Yes
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 battery
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, then select
Enabled
Exit Saving Changes
.
by pressing the
and press E
NTER
.