Discharging The Battery Pack - HP Compaq NC6140 Hardware Manual

Discharging the Battery Pack

The notebook must remain on while the battery pack is being
discharged. The battery pack can discharge whether or not you
are using the notebook, but will discharge faster while the
notebook is in use.
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If you plan to leave the notebook untended during the
discharge, save your work before beginning the discharge
procedure.
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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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To fully discharge a battery pack:
1. When the battery light turns off indicating that the battery
pack is fully charged, access the Power Schemes tab, select
Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes icon >
Power Options icon > Power Schemes tab.
2. Record the 2 settings in the Plugged In column and the
2 settings in the Running on Batteries column so that you can
reset them after the calibration.
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The monitor will not turn off automatically.
Hard drive speed will not decrease automatically while
the notebook is idle.
System-initiated Standby will not occur.
System-initiated Hibernation will not occur until the
battery has discharged to a critical low-battery condition.
Battery Pack
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