Recharging The Battery; Recalibrating The Battery - Gateway 6010GZ - Celeron M 1.4 GHz User Manual

Recharging the battery

The battery recharges while it is installed and your notebook is connected
to AC power. While the battery recharges, the battery charge indicator
turns on and the power cord icon in the taskbar has a lightning bolt
Important

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
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If the power cord or battery icon does not appear on the
taskbar, click the show hidden icons
still does not appear, make sure that Always show icon
on the taskbar is checked on the Advance tab in the
Power Options Properties dialog box.
For more information, see "Changing notebook power
settings" in Using Your Computer which has been included
on your hard drive. To access this guide, click Start,
All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation.
menu.
Advanced
Battery Auto Learning
menu, then highlight
Exit
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Recharging the battery
, then select
Enabled
Exit Saving Changes
.
button. If the icon
by pressing the
and press
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