Alienware m5550 user manual Prolonging the Battery’s Life and Usage Cycles

Alienware Area-51 m5550 Technical Reference

Prolonging the Battery’s Life and Usage Cycles

There are things you can do to prolong the use of the battery.

•Use the AC adapter wherever an AC wall outlet is available. This will ensure uninterrupted computing.

Purchase an additional battery pack.

•Store the battery pack at room temperature. Higher temperature tends to deplete the battery’s power faster.

•Make good use of the power management function. Save To Disk (Hibernate) saves the most energy by storing current system contents in a hard disk space reserved for this function.

•The life expectancy of the battery is approximately 300 recharges.

•See the notices section in the beginning of the user manual on how to care for the battery pack.

Note: Read the section about protecting your notebook in the beginning of this manual for tips about how to maintain the battery pack.

Note: To achieve optimal battery performance, you may need to do a battery calibration at a 3-month interval. To do this:

1.Fully charge the battery.

2.Then discharge the battery by entering the BIOS setup screen. (Press the F2 key as soon as you turn on the computer and let it remain at the setup screen until the battery runs out.

3.Fully charge the battery again.

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