Recharging The Battery Pack - HP Notebook Series Hardware And Software Manual

If you use the notebook occasionally during the discharge
procedure and have set energy-saving timeouts, expect the
following performance from your system during the
discharge process:
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The monitor will not turn off automatically.
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Hard drive speed will not decrease automatically while the
notebook is idle.
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System-initiated Standby will not occur.

Recharging the Battery Pack

1. Connect the notebook to external power and keep the
notebook connected until the battery pack is fully recharged
and the battery light turns off.
You can use the notebook while the battery pack is
recharging, but the battery pack will charge faster if the
notebook is turned off.
2. Select the Power icon on the taskbar or select Start >
Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power
Options > Power Schemes tab.
3. Reenter the settings you recorded for the items in the
Plugged In column and the Running on Batteries column.
4. Select OK.
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CAUTION: After calibrating the battery pack, reenable Hibernation. To
reenable Hibernation, select Start > Control Panel >
Performance and Maintenance > Power Options >
Hibernate tab, and then select the Enable Hibernation check box.
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