Sharp PC-AL27 - Actius AL27 - Mobile Athlon 64 1.6 GHz Operation Manual page 52

2. Set the battery level at which the alarms are activated. We recommend you set the
Critical battery alarm to 5% or more and the Low battery alarm to more than the
value of the Critical battery alarm.
3. Set the Alarm Action... to the appropriate settings.
4. Click OK twice.
5. Close the Control Panel window.
Conditioning Battery Pack
Conditioning the battery pack is needed when the actual remaining power in your
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battery is less than what the Windows Power Meter indicates, or you buy a new
battery pack.
1. Press and hold the Fn key and then, press the F7 (
maximize the LCD screen brightness.
2. Turn on the computer.
3. Connect the computer to AC power and wait until the battery is fully charged.
The battery indicator turns orange first; then, turns to green when the
battery pack is fully charged.
4. When the message <F2> to enter System Configuration Utility appears, press the
F2 to open the Setup Utility.
5. Disconnect the AC adapter and leave the computer on until the battery is
completely discharged and the system shuts down automatically.
6. Connect the computer to AC power and let the battery fully charged again.
• Do not turn on the computer until the battery indicator turns to green
• Do not connect the computer to AC power while discharging the
Repeated charging and discharging or long-term storage of the battery
pack cause battery deterioration. In this case, replace the battery pack
with a new one.
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and the battery is fully charged.
battery. The conditioning will be cancelled.
) key several times to