Recalibrating The Battery - Gateway Solo 1400 User Manual

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 once a month to maintain the accuracy
of the battery gauge.
To recalibrate the battery:
1
Connect the AC adapter, then turn on your notebook.
2
When you see the startup screen, press F2. The BIOS Setup program
opens.
3
Click
Exit
checkmark appears to show that it is now turned on.
4
Exit the BIOS Setup utility by clicking
The battery recalibration program begins and the notebook will reboot.
After your battery has been recalibrated, the notebook recharges the
battery. Recharging may take 12-24 hours. After the battery finishes
recharging, the battery meter displays the accurate battery charge. If the
battery meter does not show an accurate charge, contact Gateway
Technical Support.
Important
5
Follow the on-screen instructions to exit the battery recalibration
program.
, then select
Battery Auto-Learning
Do not interrupt the battery recalibration process. If
recalibration is interrupted, you must start the process over
again.
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Recalibrating the battery
(set by default to disabled). A
, then selecting
Exit Save and Exit
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