Fixing a Low-Battery Condition | Compaq 1800 instruction

Once your Notebook has entered Hibernation mode, it will not turn on until it is plugged into an AC adapter or the drained battery is replaced with a charged one.

Fixing a Low-Battery Condition

A low-battery condition exists when the battery has less than 10 percent of its power remaining. This section of “Caring for Your Battery” will show you how to correct a low-battery condition and what to do if your Notebook loses all battery power.

When your Notebook loses all battery power, it begins Hibernation, a process that cannot be interrupted. If Hibernation has begun, you must allow your Notebook to finish saving your information and shut off automatically before trying to correct the low-battery condition.

The availability of an AC wall socket will determine which solution you should use to correct a low-battery condition. Use one of the following options:

Connect the AC Adapter

This solution allows you to continue working without being interrupted and simultaneously charges the drained battery. You don’t have to turn off your Notebook before connecting the AC adapter. Your Notebook automatically switches to AC power once you connect the AC adapter.

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Compaq 1800 manual Fixing a Low-Battery Condition, Connect the AC Adapter

Contents

3UHVDULR0RELOH,QWHUQHW3& %H\RQG6HWXS*XLGH6HULHV Page Contents Using Your Notebook Common Tasks Let’s Go Surfing Caring for Your Battery Solutions Introduction Beyond Setup Guide Easy Setup PosterPrinted Documents Warranty Certificate Safety and Comfort GuidePresario Operating System Manual Graphics Symbols Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical Storm Safety Series Your At a Glance Front Your Presario Common Features Internet Zone Buttons and Lights Button Default Button Action Button Description Function Keys Status Display and CD/DVD Controls Components on Right Side Components on Left Side Components on Back Back Panel Components on Underside Underside QuikDock QuikDock Features Using Your Notebook Don’ts Power OnPlugging and Unplugging AC Power Do’s Power Button Functionality Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?Turning Your Notebook On and Off Inserting the Battery Using Battery PowerCharging the Battery Optimizing Processor Speed Right-Click Using the TouchPad Instead of a MouseTouchPad Left-Click Tapping and Double-Tapping Edge Motion Display Options Changing Resolution Adjusting Brightness Disabling the Internet Zone Buttons Reprogramming the Internet Zone Buttons Storage Drives Using the Diskette DriveIdentifying Your Storage Drives Security Using the Security SlotPower-On Password Setting the Password Removing the Password Common Tasks TV-Out Connection Connecting and Enabling TV-Out Setting Your Television Format Switching Between Displays Adjusting the Television Screen Anti-Virus Software Using Anti-Virus Software Removing a Virus Recognizing a Computer Virus Adding and Removing Software Installing Software from a CD or Diskette Installing a Downloaded Program File Attaching Hardware Devices Series Using the CD or DVD Drive Inserting a Disc Insert and Remove Discs Manually Ejecting a Disc Removing a Disc Playing Audio CDs Disabling the Self-Starting Feature Icon Function Playing Audio CDs Using Disqplay2 Using Repeat All Using Repeat Track Playing Non-DVD Video Discs DVDs Using the DVD Player On-Screen Controls Change VolumeButton Title Description Resume Setting the Play Features Playing a DVD Film on a TV Identifying Your Region Setting Using Regionalized DVDs Selecting Your Region Setting Zooming the View Showing and Hiding the DVD Panel CD-RW Basics Installing Adaptec Easy CD CreatorEasy CD Creator and Direct CD Take Two Creating Audio CDs Using Adaptec Easy CD Creator Creating Data CDs Jewel Case Creator DirectCD CD Copier Preventing Buffer Underrun Errors Accessing Easy CD Creator Users Information Let’s Go Surfing Basic Concepts What is the Internet? Series World Wide Web What is the World Wide Web? Surfing the Web Web ServersInternet Address URL Modem Internet Service Provider ISPSearch Engine Mail Using Microsoft Internet Explorer What is a Browser?Browsers Series Choosing a Search Engine Search Engines Using a Search Engine Searching on the Web Conclusion Accessing Files from the Internet 14 LET’S GO Surfing Caring for Your Battery Checking Battery Power Battery CareUsing the Battery Storing the Battery Recycling the Battery Calibrating the Battery Battery Calibration From Running on Batteries column Battery Charging Time Maximizing Battery Operating TimePurchasing Spare or Extra Batteries Connect the AC Adapter Fixing a Low-Battery Condition Suspend Your Work Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One Saving Energy Power ManagementWhat is Power Management? Understanding Power Management Shutdown, then Hibernate Starting and Ending Power ModesIf you want to… Then… Result/Indicators Shutdown, then Standby Service and Support Cleaning Your Notebook’s Exterior Preventive MaintenanceCleaning the Keyboard Cleaning the TouchPad Cleaning the Display Screen Caring for Your Presario Notebook Using Backup Devices Backup Utilities Using ScanDisk Hard Disk ErrorsUsing Disk Cleanup Defragmenting Your Hard Disk Deleting Stored Files Checking the Hard Disk Space Hard Disk Space ManagementDeleting Unnecessary Files Using the Recycle Bin Tab Description Compaq DiagnosticsSystem Support Types of Tests Select Interactive mode or Unattended mode Testing Equipment System Record Turning Compaq Service Connection On and Off Compaq Service ConnectionHow Does It Work? Privacy and Data Security Internet Support Series Solutions Finding Solutions Quickly Basic SolutionsHelpful Hints General Questions Frequently Asked Questions Display Questions How can I change the display settings on my Notebook? My display monitor is blank. What should I do? Questions about SoundThere is no sound coming from my Notebook. What’s wrong? DVD film is too dim or too bright. What should I do? How do I know how much battery power I have?Questions about Films Questions about Peripherals Where do I get information about memory upgrades? Questions about UpgradesError Messages Can I download upgrades from the Compaq Internet site? Receive hard disk error messages. What is wrong? Audio and Video Solutions Tables Video is also referred to as the display Video or Display Symptom Problem Solution Battery Symptom Problem Solution Battery and Power Cont’d Wrong memory Contact your Compaq Power Symptom Problem Solution Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL Mass Storage CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem Solution 2 Floppy a drive Diskette Drive Symptom Problem SolutionMy Computer G icon Diskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution Hard Drive Symptom Problem Solution Internet Symptom Problem Solution Games Symptom Problem SolutionGames and Internet If no dial tone is Keyboard and TouchPad Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem Solution Enter key Keyboard and TouchPad Click Control Panel and double-clickMouse Tap to click option PC Cards Symptom Problem Solution Memory Symptom Problem SolutionMemory and PC Card See peripheral Glossary GLOSSARY-2 Directory See folder Desktop See Windows desktop DSL digital subscriber line See joystick Floppy disk See diskette Html hypertext markup language Internet Explorer See MicrosoftLink See hyperlink GLOSSARY-8 See browser GLOSSARY-10 See microprocessor GLOSSARY-12 Taskbar See Windows taskbar See right-click Web See World Wide Web Video phone See Internet phone Windows Explorer a file management GLOSSARY-16 Index INDEX-2 INDEX-3 INDEX-4 INDEX-5 INDEX-6 INDEX-7 URL Presario Notebook Beyond Setup Guide INDEX-9 INDEX-10