Battery Maintenance; Power Consumption; Reducing Power Consumption - Gigabyte Touch Note M1028 User Manual

I did not use my spare battery for months. I have problem in
recharging it.
If you happen to leave your battery pack to go through an
extended period of self-discharge, say more than three
months, the battery voltage level will become too low and
needs to be Pre-Charged (to bring the battery voltage level
high enough) before it automatically (for Li-Ion only) resumes
its normal Fast Charge. Pre-Charge may take 30 minutes.
Fast Charge usually takes 2~3 hours.

2.4 Battery Maintenance

To maintain the battery pack's maximum capacity, you should
occasionally let the T1028(M1028) Touch Note deplete its battery
power completely before recharging.
To carry out a complete depletion of the battery, disconnect the
AC adapter and let your T1028(M1028) Touch Note consume
the remaining battery power. To speed up the depletion, use the
HDD as much as possible. When the battery is empty, wait for the
T1028(M1028) Touch Note to cool down (especially the battery).
The temperature should be within 15-25°C (59-77°F). Then insert
the AC adapter to recharge the battery.
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2.5 Power Consumption

The Windows™ operating system has incorporated the latest
state-of-the-art ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface)
power management methodology. In order to fully utilize the
power of your battery packs, it would be a good idea for you to
spend sometime to acquire a basic understanding of the power
management concept from your operating system.
In Windows™ Operating Systems, you can go through Power
Options of the Control Panel according to the version of
Windows™ Operating System the T1028(M1028) Touch Note
applies. We shall not describe them in details.

2.6 Reducing Power Consumption

Although your T1028(M1028) Touch Note (together with the
operating system) is capable of power conservation, there are
measures you can take to reduce the power consumption:
Use the AC power whenever possible.
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Try to use the HDD drive to read and write files, instead of
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using the external USB FDD.
Disable unused devices, such as Web Cam, WLAN, Bluetooth
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and etc.
Decrease LCD panel brightness through Windows.
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Note: Whenever system is powered on or powered off, make sure
the battery pack is installed in the battery pack compartment.
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