Getting The Most From Your Battery; Maximizing Battery Performance - Gateway E-155C Technical Reference Manual

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not show an accurate charge, contact MPC Customer Care. For more
information, see
Getting the most from your
battery

Maximizing battery performance

To get maximum performance from your convertible notebook
battery, we recommend that you initially condition (fully charge
and discharge) your new battery a few times during the first
several weeks of use, to let it reach its maximum rated capacity.
Over the long term, use the battery at least once a month, even
if it was kept in a cool, dry place for storage, but avoid frequent
full discharges because this puts additional strain on the battery.
Several partial discharges with frequent recharges are better for
a lithium-ion battery than one complete discharge, and
recharging a partially charged lithium-ion battery does not
cause harm because there is no memory.
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CHAPTER 5: Managing Power
After the battery is completely drained, reconnect your
notebook to AC power.
Charge the battery completely until the battery status
indicator turns blue.
Important
If, after completing this procedure, the battery charge indicator still does
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