HP 724AU manual Battery Calibration, Calibrating the Battery

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Caring for Your Battery

Battery Calibration

All batteries lose their charge if they have not been used for a long period of time. In this section you will become familiar with the following:

■Calibrating the Battery

■Maximizing Battery Operating Time

Calibrating the Battery

Recalibrating the battery simply means recharging the battery to its maximum capacity and resetting the battery gauge to display the level of charge accurately. You may notice that the battery gauge does not correctly display the battery charge level when you first receive your Notebook or if you have not used your Notebook for a long period of time. If the battery gauge becomes inaccurate, you must recalibrate your battery.

To recalibrate the battery, complete the following steps:

1.Plug in the AC adapter.

2.Allow the battery to charge until the Battery Charge 7 light turns off, showing that the battery is fully charged.

3.After the Battery Charge 7 light turns off, unplug the AC adapter.

4.Turn on or restart your Notebook.

JTip Do not plug in the AC adapter during the process or you will have to start over with step 1.

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Contents Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Page Contents Using Your Notebook Caring for Your Battery Glossary Index Introduction Documentation Where Can I Find Information?Getting Started Poster Mobile Internet PC User’s GuideSafety and Comfort Guide Warranty CertificateViewing or Printing a Guide on the CD Introduction Symbols and Graphics SymbolsGraphics Turning off your Notebook PC SafetyProtecting Your Notebook During An Electrical Storm Your Notebook at a Glance Front of Your Notebook Common FeaturesLower Front Panel Easy Access Buttons and Lights Button Description Default Button Action Fn+F1Fn+F2 Button Description Function Key CombinationsComponents on Left Side Left and Right PanelsComponents on Right Side Components on Back Back PanelComponents on Underside UndersideUsing Your Notebook Power On Do’s Plugging and Unplugging AC PowerDon’ts Surge ProtectorsTurning Your Notebook On and Off Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?Power Button Functionality Inserting and Removing the Battery Using Battery PowerMobile Internet PC User’s Guide See also Battery Care in of this guide Charging the BatteryUsing Keyboard and Pointing Device Using the TouchPad Instead of a MouseLeft-Click Tapping and Double-Tapping Right-ClickEasy Scroll Button Cad goes here Edge Motion Easy Access Buttons Identifying Your Storage Drives Storage DrivesUsing the Security Slot Power-On PasswordSecurity Setting the Password Removing the Password Common Tasks Switching Between Displays Video ConnectionKey External Ext. Monitor + Combination Connecting and Enabling S-Video Common Tasks Installing Software from a CD or Floppy Disk Software and HardwareAdding and Removing Software Upgrading your Notebook’s Memory Installing Hardware DevicesCad goes here Cad goes here Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Modem Connecting a Modem CableMobile Internet PC User’s Guide Connecting a Network Cable Using the CD or DVD Drive Inserting a Disc CD or DVD DriveRemoving a Disc Manually Ejecting a Disc Playing Audio CDs Audio CDs and DVD Video DiscsPlaying Non-DVD Video Discs Using the DVD Player DVDsOn-Screen Controls Identifying Your DVD Region Setting Cad goes here CD-RW Basics Installing CD-RW SoftwareMobile Internet PC User’s Guide Caring for Your Battery Using the Battery Battery CareChecking Battery Power Storing the Battery Recycling the Battery Calibrating the Battery Battery CalibrationMobile Internet PC User’s Guide Battery Charging Time Maximizing Battery Operating TimeMobile Internet PC User’s Guide Power Management What Is Power Management?Understanding Power Management Starting and Ending Power Modes If you want to Then Result/IndicatorsPower ª light Power ª button once Stays on Hibernation Manually Fixing a Low-Battery Condition Connect the AC Adapter Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged OneSuspend Your Work Preventive Maintenance External Care of Your Notebook Cleaning the Exterior of your NotebookCleaning the Keyboard Cleaning the TouchPad Cleaning the Display ScreenCleaning the External Mouse Caring for Your Notebook Don’ts Solutions Basic Solutions Backup UtilitiesUsing Backup Devices Compaq Help and Support Accessing Compaq Help and SupportCustomer Communities Using Online Help and Support for Additional AssistanceHelpful Hints Finding Solutions Quickly Audio Symptom Problem Solution Solution TablesVolume Up Audio and VideoVolume Down Symptom Problem SolutionVolume ÷ icon is Place volume Volume controlVideo or Display Symptom Problem Solution Settings tabDisplay Display settings Video or Display SymptomBattery Symptom Problem Solution Battery and PowerMass-Storage CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem SolutionFloppy Drive Symptom Problem Solution My Computer g windowFloppy a drive Games Symptom Problem Solution Internet Symptom Problem SolutionGames and Internet Internet Keyboard and TouchPad Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem SolutionFn+Num Lk or Shift+Num Lk doesKeyboard and TouchPad Defaults buttonMouse PageUpMemory Symptom Problem Solution PC Cards Symptom Problem SolutionMemory and PC Cards Glossary See also main memory Glossary Directory See folder Desktop See Windows desktopFloppy drive Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer See MicrosoftSee also Svga and XGA Microsoft Internet Explorer Internet Explorer SeeLink See hyperlink Microsoft Internet Explorer Glossary Glossary See also Microsoft Windows and interface See also modem and networkParallel port a connector on See also microprocessor See also microprocessor Search engine a program See also right-click Taskbar See Windows taskbar Video phone See Internet phone See also anti-virus softwareWeb See World Wide Web Glossary Glossary Index Index Index See also Compaq Help

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