Battery Operating Time - Compaq 1230 Maintenance & Service Manual

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(see battery section for instruction on removing battery).
Rebooting After a Lockup
Occasionally you may encounter a frozen keyboard or a locked screen. To reboot your computer (as if from a cold
start) press and hold down the Power Button for at least four seconds, which will cause a manual shutdown. Then,
restart it with a single press of the Power Button. If it still doesn't recover, press the Power Button and hold it for four
seconds to shut it down, then, remove the battery or unplug the AC power for at least 30 seconds. Reinsert the
battery or reconnect AC power and press the Power Button once to reboot.

Battery Operating Time

Battery operating time is affected by variables, such as the following:
For more information on increasing battery pack operating time, conditioning the battery pack, and disposing of a
used battery pack, refer to the
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Power conservation settings
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Battery Pack Operations.