Storing A Battery Pack - Compaq Armada 110 Hardware Manual

Battery Packs
2. Turn on or restart the computer.
Steps 3 through 5 prevent the computer from entering Standby.
Follow these steps also allow the battery pack to drain faster.
3. On the Windows taskbar, select Start > Settings > Control
Panel.
4. Select the Power Management icon > Power Schemes tab.
5. From the Running on Batteries column:
a. In the Turn Off Monitor, select Never.
b. In the Turn Off Hard Disk, select Never.
c. In the System Standby, select Never.
6. Select OK to close the Power Management Properties box.
7. Let the battery pack drain until the computer reaches
Hibernation and turns off.
8. Plug in the AC adapter. Restart the computer.
9. Return to the Power Management Properties dialog box
under Control Panel and reenter the Power Savings settings to
the desired level.
10. Allow the battery pack to fully charge.
The battery is now calibrated.

Storing a Battery Pack

If a computer will be unused and unplugged for more than two
weeks, remove and store the battery pack.
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