Recharging The Battery; Recalibrating The Battery - Gateway Convertible Tablet PC User Manual

If your battery charge indicator displays what looks like an inaccurate
charge, you may need to recalibrate the battery. For more information,
see "Recalibrating the battery" on page

Recharging the battery

The battery recharges while it is installed and your convertible tablet PC
is connected to AC power. While the battery recharges, the battery charge
indicator turns on and the power cord icon in the taskbar has a lightning
bolt .
Important

Recalibrating the battery

If your convertible tablet PC 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
periodically to maintain the accuracy of the battery gauge.
To recalibrate the battery:
1
Connect the AC adapter, then turn on your convertible tablet PC.
2
As soon as your convertible tablet PC starts and you see a startup
screen, press F2. The BIOS Setup utility opens.
3
Open the
4
Highlight
spacebar.
If the power cord or battery icon does not appear on the
taskbar, tap or click the show hidden icons
the icon still does not appear, make sure that Always
show icon on the taskbar is checked on the Advance tab
in the Power Options Properties dialog box.
For more information, see "Changing notebook power
settings" in Using Your Computer which has been included
on your hard drive. To access this guide, tap or click Start,
All Programs, then tap or click Gateway Documentation.
menu.
Advanced
Battery Auto Learning
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Recharging the battery
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, then select
Enabled
button. If
by pressing the
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