Checking The Battery Level; Prolonging The Battery's Life And Usage Cycles - Polaroid MID1002 User Manual

Polaroid MID1002
For a totally discharged battery, it will take approximately two hours to
charge to 90% capacity, and approximately three hours to 100% capacity
while Intel Classmate PC - Convertible is powered off.
It will take about 5 hours to charge the battery to 100% capacity while
Intel Classmate PC - Convertible is powered on. When the battery is fully
charged, the battery charge indicator becomes blue.
environment, the battery may not be fully charged. You need to
continue to charge it with the AC adapter plugged in until the charging
LED turns blue. System will not charge battery when temperature
exceeds 45 ° C.
Checking the Battery Level
You can check the remaining battery power in Operating System battery
status indicator.
Prolonging the Battery's Life and Usage Cycles
There are ways you can prolong the use of battery.
Use the AC adapter wherever AC wall outlet is available. This will
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ensure uninterrupted computing.
Store the battery pack at room temperature. Higher temperature
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tends to deplete the battery's power faster.
Make good use of the power management function. Save To Disk
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(Hibernate) saves the most energy by storing current system
contents in a hard disk space reserved for this function.
The life expectancy of the battery is approximately 300 recharges.
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See the notices section in the beginning of the user manual on
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how to care for the battery pack.
Use Function+F7 key to decrease the brightness of the screen.
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need to do a battery calibration at a 3-month interval. To do this:
Fully charge the battery.
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Then discharge the battery by entering the BIOS setup screen.
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(Press DEL key as soon as you turn on the computer. And let it
remain on the setup screen until the battery runs out.
Fully charge the battery again.
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If system runs at heavy loads or in a high temperature
To achieve optimal battery performance, you may
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